Planting The Penalty Hedge At Whitby (1938)

Soundtrack is currently missing for this whole issue. Whitby (probably North Yorkshire). Various shots of old men planting a horngarth or Penny Hedge on the beach at Whitby. It is part of an ancient custom involving a hermit who sheltered a wild boar, and imposed on the Lord of the Manor the penalty of planting the hedge each year. The main fence builder gives the stick fence a good knock with a mallet then shakes hands with the Mayor. Brief shot of the fence at high tide, just sticking out above the water. 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 (19