Battle Of The Brook 1959

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Geddington, Northamptonshire.

Several shots of river Ise - typical English countryside, green and peaceful. Cut to a L/S of a village. People are gathering around village wall. Among the people on the wall, there is traditionally dressed town clerk reading charter. C/U shot of the face of town...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1426
Sort Number:
CP 227
Time in/Out:
01:45:06:00 / 01:48:01:00
Canister:
CP 227
Film ID:
89.17
Issue Date:
04/05/1959

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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