Pirie Wins Mile - Motspur Park AKA Pirie Wins Mile (1955)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Motspur Park, Surrey LS Start and race in progress, athlete Gordon Pirie leading by a long way. Pirie speeding into the finish and winning the one mile race. (University of London v. Amateur Athletic Association / AAA). (3 shots). Note: “Date received“ on original paperwork reads: 08/06/1955. FILM ID:2684.2 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.
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