With Famous Racecourse As “Village Green“ (1932)

Full title reads: “Chester. With famous Racecourse as ’Village Green’. 2,000 dancers recapture spirit of ’Merrie England’ in monster carnival of song & dance.“ Chester, Cheshire. Pan across crowd gathered at Chester Racecourse. Morris dancers move in time to music through the crowd. A brass band stands in the foreground. More men in odd costume walk through the crowd. People perform traditional dances with large pom-poms. From the number of umbrellas it appears to be raining - a typically English August day out. (Natural sound track only - No commentary) 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 (1926-19