Dumfries on the Nith
Brief snapshots of industries and attractions in the Dumfries area
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Description
This film features Dumfries on the River Nith with children swimming in the water; brief shots of cargo unloading from a ship in dock; street scene; a Condensed Milk Factory - delivery lorry with milk urns; woman holding up can of Carnation Milk; Tweed Mills; "Harrison's Mart"; "Thomson & Laurie Royal Auction Mart"; the Homes of Burns (Robert Burns' House – Ellisland), Haunts of Burns, the ruins of Lincluden College, the Globe Inn, St Michael's Churchyard and Robert Burns’ grave.
Questions & Activities
Questions
- Why is the water level so low?
- What is the Nith?
- What is tidal river and how does it work?
- Why are so many Scottish towns built on rivers.
- What are the pros and cons of building towns by rivers?
- What was condensced milk and how was it used?
- What is the ruined Abbey and why was it ruined?
- What is Robert Burns' connection to Dumfries?
- What other places are associated with Burns?
- What is significant about the Globe Inn?
Activities
Food / Health and Wellbeing: Create a recipe using condensced milk.
Media Studies: Using this and other films about Dumfries, create a new film about the history of Dumfries.
Media Studies: Make your own new film about Dumfries. Storyboard what you are going to film first considering what places and sights you think would be approporiate to record.
History / English: Visit your local graveyard and note down the stories on the stones. Choose a particular name and write a story of the life of that person.
History / English: Research the Burns family tree. Look at Robert Burns more famous work and write your own poem.
Art and Design: Paint a picture of your town.
Clip Details
| Record Id | 007-000-002-475-C |
|---|---|
| Resource Rights Holder | National Library of Scotland |
| Project Ref | 5557 |
| Date | 1955 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| School Subject | Media Studies, History, Health and Wellbeing, Art and Design, Geography, Environmental Studies |
| Subject Matter | Food |
| Where | Dumfries |
| Attributes | Black and White, Silent |
| Clip Length | 5:01 |
| Film Length | 05:01 |