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GRASMERE SPORTS aka WESTMORLAND'S FAMOUS SPORTS

Grasmere Sports AKA Westmorland's Famous Sports (1920)

Wrestling and pole vaulting form part of...

PLANTING THE PENALTY HEDGE AT WHITBY

Planting The Penalty Hedge At Whitby (1938)

The Penny Hedge is built on the sands of Whitby...

DEAR LITTLE SHAMROCK - SHORT VERSION

Dear Little Shamrock - Short Version (1921)

Six young women go into a meadow to pick shamrocks for...

HISTORIC LONDON

Historic London (1921)

Children take part in "beating the bounds" ceremony at the Tower of London where...

HELSTON'S ANCIENT FURRY DANCE

Helston's Ancient Furry Dance (1921)

The annual festival at Helston in Cornwall includes the ancient...

PROTESTANT PROCESSION

Protestant Procession (1921)

Adults and children walk down the street carrying flowers and banners in...

EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS

Empire Day Celebrations (1921)

Children dance and parade in costume as part of the Empire Day...

 

 

ROYAL DUBLIN HORSE SHOW

Royal Dublin Horse Show (1921)

The Royal Dublin Horse Show includes a display of cottage industries...

THE KING IN SCOTLAND

The King In Scotland (1921)

King George V inspects the recruits of the Royal Guard of Gordon Highlanders...

NORTHERN MEETING SCOTLAND

Northern Meeting Scotland (1921)

The Northern meeting in Inverness includes tossing the caber and...

HUNGERFORD HOCK-TIDE aka AS IN SAXON DAYS

Hungerford Hock-Tide AKA As In Saxon Days (1922)

Annual country village tradition of Hock - tide in...

EMPIRE DAY aka KEEP BRITISH EMPIRE - BRITISH !

Empire Day AKA Keep British Empire - British ! (1922)

Men, women and children celebrate Empire...

GLORIOUS FOURTH AT ETON

Glorious Fourth At Eton (1922)

Etonian students join in schools carnivals, Eton, Berkshire.

A PEACEFUL 'TWELFTH'

A Peaceful 'twelfth' (1922)

Orangemen celebrate the 232nd Anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne,...

[ UNIDENTIFIED SECTION OF NEG ] THE DUNMOW FLITCH

[ Unidentified Section Of Neg ] The Dunmow Flitch (1922)

Mr & Mrs Samuels win Dunmow Flitch...

COME TO THE  FAIR - MITCHAM aka COME TO THE FAIR

Come To The Fair - Mitcham AKA Come To The Fair (1922)

Mitcham fair is opened, Greater London.

ALL WALES IS A SEA OF SONG

All Wales Is A Sea Of Song (1923)

Ancient ceremony marks the Proclamation of Welsh National Eisteddfod...

J. P. COATS - SPORTS

J. P. Coats - Sports (1923)

5000 competitors join in the Thread Sports in Paisley, Scotland.

STIRRING DAYS

Stirring Days (1923)

Patients at Royal Herbert Hospital in Woolwich stir the Christmas pudding mix for...

THE BOYS OF THE OLD BRIGADE

The Boys Of The Old Brigade (1924)

Officers inspect the Royal Chelsea Pensioners on Oak Apple Day.

TRAFALGAR DAY - TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Trafalgar Day - Trafalgar Square (1938)

Floral tributes are laid on Nelson's Column to commemorate...

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1929)

Footage of the Eton Wall Game, Berkshire.

THE PASSING OF THE KING OF THE PEARLY KING'S

The Passing Of The King Of The Pearly King's (1930)

The funeral of Mr Henry Croft, 'King' of Pearly...

1500 STUDENTS

1500 Students (1930)

1500 students from Manchester take part in rag to raise money for hospitals.

AND THEY SANG AS THEY DANCED ALONG aka AND THEY SANK AS THEY DANCED ALONG

And They Sang As They Danced Along AKA And They Sank As They Danced Along (1930)

The Furry...

UP - HELLY - AA FESTIVAL

Up - Helly - Aa Festival (1939)

Festival held by descendants of the Norsemen in Lerwick on the Shetland...

THE RIDING OF THE MARCHES

The Riding Of The Marches (1925)

Ancient ceremony of the Riding of the Marches is revived in Annan,...

BONGS WAKES FAIR

Bongs Wakes Fair (1925)

Tradition of roasting a whole bullock on a spit is revived in Tyldesley,...

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1925)

Students play the Eton Wall Game on St. Andrew's Day.

MINER DANCERS

Miner Dancers (1925)

Coal miners rehearse for the National Folk Dancing Display in Durham.

AND THEY SANG AS THEY DANCED ALONG

And They Sang As They Danced Along (1926)

Local people dance and sing around knills steeple

PANCAKE TOSSING

Pancake Tossing (1967)

Trainee army cooks learn to cook and toss pancakes.

CHRISTMAS TREE

Christmas Tree (1968)

The Norwegian Ambassador turns on Christmas tree lights in Trafalgar Square,...

EXTRA ! 'UP-HELLY-AA'

Extra ! 'up-Helly-Aa' (1970)

Footage of the 'Up Helly-AA' festival on the Shetland Islands.

MARKEN

Marken (1951)

Footage of the Dutch people of Marken in Holland

VILLAGE DANCE issue title PATHE PICTORIAL GOES INTO THE COUNTRY

Village Dance Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Goes Into The Country (1947)

Morris Dancers give...

SCOTS WHA' HAE' !

Scots Wha' Hae' ! (1929)

Scottish Nationalists mark the anniversary of William Wallace's death,...

MUSCLE AND MUSIC

Muscle And Music (1929)

Scottish Highland Games in progress in Scotland.

200 YEAR OLD FOOTBALL aka SHROVE-TIDE FOOTBALL

200 Year Old Football AKA Shrove-Tide Football (1929)

Practically the whole town of Ashbourne in...

IRISH DANCING DISPLAY & CUTS version 1 of 2

Irish Dancing Display & Cuts Version 1 Of 2 (1926)

A performance of traditional Irish dancing by...

NATIVE DANCE

Native Dance (1929)

Film of a traditional dance being performed in Asia.

VIENNA UNDER SNOW

Vienna Under Snow (1930)

Views of Vienna - not all under snow.

COWAL HIGHLAND GAMES - mute version

Cowal Highland Games - Mute Version (1934)

Traditional Highland Games are held at Dunoon, Scotland.

BASTILLE DAY

Bastille Day (1945)

Crowds of French people gather to remember Bastille Day. France.

NEW VILLAGE FOR KELANTAN

New Village For Kelantan (1953)

Malaysian village with traditional houses on stilts.

MOROCCO

Morocco (1945)

Shots of Moroccans at camp.

JAPANESE ELECTION

Japanese Election (1946)

Japanese general election - women vote, votes are counted, queues form outside...

YABUSAME FESTIVAL JAPAN

Yabusame Festival Japan (1947)

Archers take part in Yabusame festival, Kamakura, Japan.

HOLIDAY PAGEANT IN SIENNA.

Holiday Pageant In Sienna. (1946)

Scenes from the famous Corsa Del Palio, a mediaeval pageant staged...

WELSH EISTEDDFOD

Welsh Eisteddfod (1947)

Footage of artists performing at the Welsh National Eisteddfod. Colwyn Bay,...