To Burton ... On Burton! (1930)

Full title reads: To Burton ... On Burton! Veteran 66 year old George Cummings averages five miles an hour in 135 mile walk from London ... on beer!!“ London. Speed walker George Cummings begins his walk standing by one of the statues of Lions in Trafalgar Square, London. A small crowd are there to see him off. Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. A car leads George through the streets of Burton. Crowds have turned out to watch him arrive. George is greeted by the Mayor of Burton. He is poured a glass of beer from a bottle. He takes a long drink of the product for which Burton is famous. 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), Emp