Piel Island (1961)

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, (formerly Lancashire). L/S, taken from on board a boat, of a ruined castle - ’The Pile of Foudry’ - on Piel Island, “just off the Lancashire mainland at Barrow-in-Furness“. M/S of waves lapping on the shore. L/S of the ruins “built by the monks of Furness Abbey to ward off Scottish invaders“. M/S of the ruins. High angle shot of the beach and ruins taken from the castle ramparts. M/S of a crumbling tower supported by metal railings. C/U of old walls next to modern railings. Panning shot, taken from the ramparts, of the castle towers, the beach and the sea. High angle shot of the beach, some ruins and a white house, an inn owned by the islands only inhabitants, Dan and Sarah Rooney. L/S of the inn. M/S, taken from inside a boat, of two men bringing boxes of “provisions and mail“ to the Rooneys. Point of view shot from the bow of the boat as it approaches the island. C/U of retired lifeboat man, Jimmy Moore, steering the boat. M/S of Mr. and Mrs. Rooney walking ac