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DetailsOriginal Format: 16mm Colour: Colour Sound: Silent Duration: 2 mins 11 secs Credits: Fimmaker: Arthur Philipson Genre: Amateur
Subject: CELEBRATIONS / CEREMONIES ENTERTAINMENT / LEISURE SPORT
Summary Amateur footage by local filmmaker Arthur Philipson of the Consett Show in 1959.
Description Amateur footage by local filmmaker Arthur Philipson of the Consett Show in 1959.
[first sequence dark footage]
The Mayor and other dignitaries officially open the Consett Show from a stage. Police officers on horseback are positioned each side of the stage.
General view of marquees set up for the show, a banner reading: 'Consett Iron company'. A small crowd are gathered at the show.
A brass band march into the ground playing for the crowd. Various shots follow of the band in action.
A gymkhana takes place, one rider falling off when her horse refuses a jump.
