“As It Was In Nelson’s Day!“ (1930)

Full title reads: “Portsmouth. ’As it was in Nelson’s Day!’ Royal Marines of 1805, Trafalgar Year, change the guard with the Marines of today. Striking feature of Navy Week.“ Portsmouth, Hampshire. A group of Royal Marines dressed in the uniforms they would have worn in 1805 perform the ceremony of changing the guard with Marines in modern day uniform. In the background is a Royal Naval warship. As they march off the HMS Victory is visible in dock. An old fashioned sentry is placed on guard over Nelson’s flagship. A Royal Marine band lead a march of Marines in costumes ancient and modern down the street. 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 (1