Norfolk: Winter reed harvest in Norfolk: (1927)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Winter reed harvest in Norfolk: With scythe and sickle, oblivious to cold and wet, the reed harvesters are now busy at Wood Bastwick, Norfolk. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Winter Harvesting ENGLAND: Norfolk: Wood Bastwick: Reeds swaying in wind: Reed worker amongst reeds: worker with sickle over his shoulder: line of workers cutting reeds with scythes: workers gathering reeds into bundles, dragging the bundles away and loading them up on river bank: bundles being transported along river: SLATE: From watery beds, the reeds, after drying, make wonderful waterproof thatching, often lasting 100 years Men thatching roof of house: house with thatched roof: Background: Winter reed harvest in Norfolk: With scythe and sickle, oblivious to cold and wet, the reed harvesters are now busy at Wood Bastwick, Norfolk. FILM ID: VLVADFAC0LHSXLWJG