| CELEBRATES THE ADVENT All the men of Ashbourne village join in the traditional Lent game of football. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5332 |
| Catalog #: | 511880 | |
| Clip Number: | 511880-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1269 | |
| Timecode: | 01:41:37 - 01:42:36 | |
| Location: | Ashbourne, Derbyshire | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: Shrove Tuesday LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Derbyshire RECREATION: Games, unusual SPORTS/SOCCER: Unusual | |
| Description: | See also catalog # 511881 ASHBOURNE, Derbyshire, celebrates the advent of Lent with centuries old game of football through the town. An entire village becomes a pitch as all the men play a massive game of football. There are very few rules and no one takes the trouble of wearing a proper kit! M/S, looking over the heads of a crowd, of the scuffle between the men of the village for the football. Panning shot of the ball as it is thrown between men as they wade through a river, more men and boys wait eagerly from the banks. L/S of the game as it continues in the river, it is hard to tell whether the men are playing or brawling, crowds of more 'players' surge forward along the banks. M/S of the river; the ball gets passed from the players in the river to the crowd on the banks. M/S of the river again; the ball seems to have returned to the men in the water and they fight to get hold of it! | |
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