Grasmere Sports Aka Westmorland’s Famous Sports (1920)

Item title reads - Westmorland’s famous sports. Old English events are a feature at this ancient North of England meeting. Grasmere, Cumbria. L/S of the arena with people running about in the middle, it is surrounded by hills and trees. M/S of two men wrestling, they both fall over. M/S of two judges comparing notes. M/S of more men wrestling. M/S of a man pole vaulting, he swings up and makes it over the bar. M/S as another man has two attempts, he is successful on the second try. 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 Visne
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