Restocking The Thames (1920)

Molesey. Intertitle: “TO RESTOCK THE THAMES. Annual netting of reservoirs has commenced“. M/S of several men standing on the bank a reservoir, tugging a rope. They appear to be pulling something out of the water. M/S of a row of men pulling a large fishing net from the water. M/S of several men squatting on the bank watching another man holding a hand fishing net full of fish. Presumably the fish are taken from the reservoirs and transferred to the River Thames. 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
Back to Top