John Peel Statue 1937

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JOHN PEEL STATUE. At Peel's birthplace.

Caldbeck, Cumberland.

L/S of countryside and village of Caldbeck. M/S of the inn where the song 'John Peel' was first sung. M/S of men breaking stone at an old Roman quarry, the stone from which was used to build Hadrian's Wall. M/S of sculptor...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42153
Sort Number:
NSP 088
Time in/Out:
01:54:39:00 / 01:55:47:00
Canister:
NSP 88
Film ID:
1246.37
Issue Date:
02/12/1937

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