Mitcham Fair (1938)

Item title reads - Mitcham. Fair opened. Surrey. L/S of huge crowds gathered at the fair. M/S as mayor walks through, M/S of him standing on a platform with a huge golden key. M/S of crowds cheering as he holds it up. L/S of the people getting onto the rides. Various shots of children on the carousel, various shots of other fairground rides. M/S of two young women eating toffee apples. L/S of the swing boats. 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 t