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Title(s):

The pattern of Britain [videorecording] : the farms and ways of rural England.

Published/Created:
West Lothian : Panamint Cinema, c2005.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (65 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4.75 in.
Holdings:
Reference Library
DVD 101
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
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Classification:
Videos
Notes:
"Digitally remastered"--Container.
The grassy shires also given title The Midland shires on container.
Music for The grassy shires composed by William Alwyn.
DVD; PAL; all regions; aspect ratio 4:3.
Documentary films produced between 1944 and 1947 by Greenpark Unit of Verity Films for the Ministry of Information, celebrating the virtues and toil of the rural way of life throughout Great Britain.
Subject Terms:
Agriculture -- Great Britain.
Documentary films -- Great Britain.
Contributors:
Alwyn, William, 1905-1985. Grassy shires.
Great Britain. Ministry of Information.
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  • Cornish valley (1944)
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