China Clay (1940-1949)

Title reads: “British Instructional Films presents China Clay“. Location of events unknown, probably Cornwall. Shot of a clay mountain with a quarry at the foot. A shot of the quarry fades into a graphic to illustrate which area of the ground will be quarried for the clay. Various shots of industrial processes involved in obtaining the clay. Water from large hoses is pumped on to the ground. Another graphic illustration lists the various elements which make up the hillside. The water is shown trickling down the hillside. Intertitle reads: “Clay water is pumped to sand pits“. Shots of the water on its journey. Graphic to show which elements are extracted to leave the clay. Intertitle reads: “Waste sand is removed to dumps“. Men working on the clays shovelling sand. Moving large barrows filled with sand. Conveyor belt to take the sand away up a steep hillside. Pipes snaking up the hillside. A large area of water, milky water being added to it. Fine particles are extracted from