Street Football (1962)

Tyldesley, Lancashire (now part of Greater Manchester). CU. Sign ’Play Street’ pan down to show a small group of boys running along pavement. GV. of narrow back street, could be in Midlands a coal mine winding gear is seen in background. Children play in street and a group of boys play football. MCU. Group of four young children watching. CU. Street sign ’Lune Street’ MS. Woman washing front door step and two boys rush out open door and run to join in game of football. CU. The boy goalkeeper dives for the ball at the feet of an opposite player. Low angle MS. Boys feet on cobbled street kicking ball about. (F.G.) Note: Excellent shots of children playing in street FILM ID:2623.1 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.