Aunt Sally 1963

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The traditional game of Aunt Sally is played in the grounds of a pub in Oxfordshire. The pub is the Three Pigeons and the village is Drayton St Leonard.

Sir Charles Kimber - an Oxbridge man who is the publican - has introduced the game to the locals.

The game involves throwing short...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3156
Sort Number:
CP 426
Time in/Out:
01:29:59:00 / 01:31:27:00
Canister:
CP 426
Film ID:
207.14
Issue Date:
15/02/1963

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