Shrovetide Football 1936

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Full title reads: "Shrovetide Football at Alnwick and Ashbourne".

Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

Various shots of annual football game involving entire town. There are few rules. Crowds of men and boys fight for the ball - even wading in rivers and streams. Town is divided into to two teams...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
12469
Sort Number:
36/017
Time in/Out:
01:57:29:00 / 01:58:41:00
Canister:
36/17
Film ID:
853.26
Issue Date:
27/02/1936

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