The Lad (1927)

Item title reads: “ The lad. During tour of Lake District, the Prince, to joy of spectators, descends Haig pit, in Miner’s overalls.“ Whitehaven, Lake District Prince Edward walks from a building dressed in miners’ overalls towards the pit head. From inside there is shot across the lift shaft to the group waiting to descend. The lift descends supported by a mass of metal cables and chains. Next the Prince is seen walking back to change - he nods to the group watching. 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