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DetailsOriginal Format: 35mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Silent Credits: Pathe Gazette
Subject: Sport
Summary The following is a section of Pathe newsreel which features a portion of the Newcastle Exchange Walks.
Description
The following is a section of Pathe newsreel which features a portion of the Newcastle Exchange Walks.
Title – NNEWCASTLE EXCHANGE WALKS W. Gascoigne wins 21 mile walk to Hexham in 3 hrs. 43 mins. & J. Witherspoon walks to Haltwhistle in 6 hrs. 49 1/2 mins. - but he had a band to help."
(Title card held in digital transfer as only a few frames remained.)
The film opens on a street lined with a crowd of spectators. An OXO banner marks the starting post for the race to begin at 8...
The following is a section of Pathe newsreel which features a portion of the Newcastle Exchange Walks.
Title – NNEWCASTLE EXCHANGE WALKS W. Gascoigne wins 21 mile walk to Hexham in 3 hrs. 43 mins. & J. Witherspoon walks to Haltwhistle in 6 hrs. 49 1/2 mins. - but he had a band to help."
(Title card held in digital transfer as only a few frames remained.)
The film opens on a street lined with a crowd of spectators. An OXO banner marks the starting post for the race to begin at 8 am. Photographers are positioned in front of the walkers to capture the start of the race. The racers pass by the cameraman, and as they do, some of the crowd, mostly children, begin to follow them.
A longer version of this newsreel is available online at the Pathe site https://www.britishpathe.com/video/newcastle-exchange-walking-aka-newcastle-exchange