Lord Bishop's Walk AKA Walking Race 1920

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Birmingham.

Intertitle: "THE LORD BISHOP'S WALK. E. Rogers ( Birmingham W. C. ) wins Bishop of Birmingham's Challenge Trophy in 2 hrs. 55m. 49 3/5 secs."

L/S of a line of men in shorts at the start of a race, crowds of spectators line the route. The walkers speed walk past the camera....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
21962
Sort Number:
G 0714
Time in/Out:
01:32:27:00 / 01:34:26:00
Canister:
G 714
Film ID:
220.35
Issue Date:
25/10/1920

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