Newcastle Exchange Walk On Sleeve As Newcastle Exchange Ways (1926)

Tyne and Wear. Title: “Newcastle Exchange Walk 1926“. M/S of a group of men in shorts and numbered vests; they appear to be lined up for the start of a race. M/S of the race start; the twenty odd competitors set off, speed walking down a crowd lined street. Point of view shot from the back of a vehicle driving slowly along in front of three competitors. The speed walkers are followed by a flock of cyclists, traffic drives down the other side of the road. M/S of competitor number 16 walking down a stretch of road. He wears a knotted handkerchief on his head and he is accompanied by a crowd of men, some on bikes. The spectators at the side of the road cheer him on. Similar shot of number 9 . M/S of number 16 mopping his face with a damp sponge as he races along, still followed by the cyclists. M/S of number 16 walking towards the camera and the finishing line. Two men with notepads walk alongside him - reporters from newspapers? An Oxo van and two mounted policemen follow him. M/S of