A film crew working in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard.

A film crew working in the abandoned No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. A man with his back to the camera is talking to the presenter, believed to be Fred Beckwith, chief foreman of the smiths. The sound man, with his microphone, and a technician are standing by a sound equipment trolley. Pieter van der Merwe is operating the tripod mounted camera and a repeater screen is on a four-wheeled trolley in front of him. They are in the north-west side of the building.

Object Details

ID: PCT3205
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: National Maritime Museum Photographic Studio.
Date made: May - June 1983
People: Beckwith, Fred; Merwe, Pieter van der
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 40 mm