Mitcham Fair (1925)

Item title reads - Mitcham Fair opened, for the first time in its history, by a woman - Mrs Hallowes. Surrey. L/S of many people surrounding a platform, we see the fair in the background. M/S of a man holding the giant key, Mrs Hallowes is stood on the platform with him and other officials, she is holding a bouquet of flowers. M/S of Mrs Hallowes sat on the merry-go-round, L/S as the camera pans across the fairground full of people and rides. Note: a yellow tinted version of this item exists. 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), a