Death of a Dredge

Dublin Core

Identifier

EMHT1749

Title

Death of a Dredge

Description

Depicts the events of 1904 in Emsworth when the harbour was closed for two years due to a typhoid outbreak. J D Foster takes out legal action against the local authority for infecting his oysters with sewage.

Written, filmed and produced by
Year 6 pupils at St. James C of E Primary School. Emsworth
Based on the research of Linda Newell
Cast
John Parham - Joe Robinson
Noel Kinnell - Henry Harris
Barmaid - Amelia Child
Narrator - Scarlet Davies

Director - Daniel Gifford
Assistant Director - Josiah Wilson
Camera - Leon Druvari
- Henry Powell
Boom Operator - Sam Kershaw
Loggers - Amelia Child
- Scarlet Davies
- Daniel Smith
Props and Costume - Daniel Smith
- Scarlet Davies

Film Production workshops provided by Millstream Productions
Costume Provided by Hampshire Wardrobe

Props provided by:
Year 6 Pupils
The Bluebell. Emsworth
Ali Beckett
Sarah Chatfield
Emsworth Museum
The Berkeley Arms. Bosham
Special thanks to:
Kirsten Kidwell
Sarah Chatfield
Rob Gallop
Charlotte Brightwell

Produced by Millstream Productions


Relation

Moving Image Item Type Metadata

Duration

4:49

Producer

Millstream Productions

Director

Daniel Gifford

Citation

“Death of a Dredge,” Emsworth Museum, accessed November 1, 2025, https://emsworthmuseum.org.uk/emcms/items/show/9994.