100,000 People See Southend’s Carnival (1930)

Title missing - issue sheet reads: “Essex. 100,000 People See Southend’s Carnival. Picturesque cars in mile-long procession.“ Southend, Essex. Decorated cars and vans travel in a procession past crowds. Lots of the vehicles and floats carry messages about ’Empire’. The Carnival Queen comes down from her float and is presented with a medal by a local civic dignitary. 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.