Funfair At Southend (1940)

Southend-on-Sea, Essex. 1947? Various shots of the rides at funfair at Southend-on-Sea. People having a good time on rides. Several shots of small barges and boats in harbour. More shots of the various rides and people enjoying them. A couple standing watching crowd on merry-go-round, each holding a large porcelain dog. Several shots of the children on merry-go-round having good time. 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 includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.