Peat Helps Fuel Problems (1947)

Wedmore, Somerset. Peat helps to solve Britain’s fuel problem. LS CU workers cutting peat at Wedmore, Somerset. CU a spade cutting into the peat. LS General view of sods of peat stacked to dry and in back are cone shaped piles. CU a worker stacking the sods. CU Pan shot of the stacks. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.