Herefordshire Heritage

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Summary

A Women's Institue pageant celebrating the history of Herefordshire held in June 1951 in the grounds of Garnons, a stately home at Byford in Herefordshire.

Year:

1951

Duration:

0:22:00

Film type:

Colour / Silent

Genre:

Amateur Film

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see a pageant taking place in the grounds of Garnons with people in historic costumes. Intertitles give a description of the scenes being performed. "Scene 1: Richard sells his rights to Hereford". "Scene 2: Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford". "Scene 3: Rough justice, the Council of the Marches". "Scene 4: Charles I and the civil war in Hereford". "Scene 5: May Fair". "Scene 6: 1791-98 village friendly societies". "Scene 7: the WI movement in history 1917-1951".


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Notes

According to the lost country houses of England website Garnons (the home of the Cotterell family) was demolished in 1957.