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Quaint Cornish Customs - Business Ceases… 1914-1919
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Quaint Cornish customs - business whilst townsfolk play centuries old game of 'hurling' with a 10lb silver ball. St. Columb, Cornwall.
The Hurling game in St. Columb; Cornwall; England -- a traditional amusement that involves tossing a 10 lb silver ball into a crowd! Crowd gathered in street;...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 72903
- Sort Number:
- ON 121 E
- Time in/Out:
- 01:23:43:00 / 01:24:59:00
- Canister:
- ON 121 E
- Film ID:
- 1906.14
- Issue Date:
- 1914 - 1919
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- Cornwall british folk stories Antony Lanhydrock St Catherine’s Point Downend Point, Polperro Godolphin House Pentire Head St Michael’s Mount
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