Meat Porters Derby (1930)

Item title reads - Meat porters’ “Derby.“ Half mile race round Smithfield Market each carrying a side of beef weighing 171 pounds, won by Herbert Banks. London. M/S as the camera pans across men carrying the joints of beef, people crowd around them. M/S as the race begins and they run along through the crowd. M/S as Herbert Banks is held up by colleagues after the race, he waves. 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 content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.