Northern Command Tattoo (1936)

Full title reads: “Northern Command Tattoo at Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead“. Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. Soldiers in old fashioned military uniforms and carrying muskets march out of castle. Re-enactment of battle in front of Castle. MS of people in crowd. LS of demonstrations of acrobatics. VS of soldiers in costume with pantomime style horses. - toy soldiers display from army cadets. Ranks of ’toy soldiers’ fall down like dominoes. MS of men dressed as Vikings in land based long ships. The Vikings leap out and fight with ’Saxons’. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Matches missing item from 36/54. No record of this story on original issue sheet. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which inclu