Southend Carnival (1950-1959)

Southend 1954? Illuminated carnival ’train’ going through street. LS. and MS. carnival characters in costume on the train. Crowd at night. carnival parade. Carnival queen. Foot of carnival queen - pan up to face. LS. Various scenes of carnival parade, and people watching. Note: Some of the footage is dark, but mostly good quality. 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.
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