Celebrates The Advent Of Lent With Centuries… 1926

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Alnwick, Northumberland.

All the men of the village play a huge game of football, a tradition to celebrate the coming of Lent. The game has very few rules and most men appear to play in their suits and flat caps!

M/S of a group of men standing outside a castle, a bagpiper stands in...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25568
Sort Number:
G 1269
Time in/Out:
01:18:42:00 / 01:19:21:00
Canister:
G 1269
Film ID:
454.14
Issue Date:
18/02/1926

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