Nottingham through the Centuries

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Summary

Scenes from a pageant, fete and trade exhibition held in connection with the Nottingham Quincentenary Exhibition.

Year:

1949

Duration:

0:04:00

Film type:

Black & White / Mute

Genre:

Newsreel

Company:

Gaumont

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

We see scenes from a pageant - Nottingham Through the Ages - including the story of Robin Hood and a maypole dance. We also see a display of dancing at the Castle (including traditional country dancing, a can can and a waltz), with the Sheriff, Alderman Littlefair, looking on. We then see shots of a trade exhibition with a demonstration of a knitting machine, a display of lace and a merry-go-round.
This is followed by shots of a diving display from a platform erected on the river at Trent Bridge and crowds watching from the steps of the Embankment.
We then see night-time shots of the Council House and Trent Bridge. The sequence closes with further shots of the pageant.


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