We planned and wrote the scripts to tell the story of Hessle Whiting  Mill from the viewpoint of the Mill owner William Hearfield as well as Esther King, a Quarryman’s wife.

The year is 1870:

In the first film, William greets the visitor on the way to work as he walks through the countryside and past the quarry. He explains what chalk is, where it comes from, how it was quarried, who it was sold to and what it was used for. 

The year is 1901:

Esther King met the visitor as she was leaving home to take her laundry to the steam mill and drop off her husband’s lunch at the quarry as he had forgotten to take it. Esther’s viewpoint was an important and vital female perspective as she ran the household and looked after her husband Henry and their children. She talked about how dangerous the work was and how they were all casual labour which meant they had no workers rights and were exploited by the Mill owner (Mr Hearfield).

The films were produced by Storyboard Media of Hull