Knitting for the Lepers

Knitting for the Lepers

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Details

Location

Year

1961

Date

Production 11/11/1961

Length

05min 02sec

Audio

silent

Format

colour

Source

Courtesy

Robert Kane

Rights Holder

Robert Kane

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Description

A film by Samuel Bracegirdle, it shows a motorcade from Dungiven Presbyterian Church.

Harrison Thornton and Clara Thornton prepare work for the Mission to Lepers, you can see them knitting together. 

Their work is presented at St. Donard's Church, Bloomfield.  

Notes

Samuel Bracegirdle was an amateur filmmaker from Belfast, his work dates from the 1950s to the 1970s. Many of his films show his home life and holidays with family and friends. He also took an interest in local history and Unionist heritage. 
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