The Gorsedd - Cardiff 1938

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Cardiff, Wales.

Various shots on a rainy day show the "quaint and historical rites" at the start of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. A large crowd watches the Procession of the Bards for Gorsedd at the Logan Stone in the grounds of Cardiff Castle. A man in flowing robes standing on the stone...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20556
Sort Number:
38/063
Time in/Out:
01:32:51:00 / 01:33:42:00
Canister:
38/63
Film ID:
1037.31
Issue Date:
08/08/1938

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