1845-1945 Surrey's Centenary Appeal 1946

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This is a duplicate copy of item 2293.15 - check for best quality.

Surrey cricket grounds.

Pan across Kennington Oval showing the state of the derelict building in the background. Evidence of WW2 bomb damage. A group of men pull a large grass roller. Jack Hobbs stands at the wicket....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
93133
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:28:52:00 / 01:32:34:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
3448.16
Issue Date:
1946

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