Nottingham Lifeboat (1930)

Full titles read: “NOTTINGHAM’S LIFEBOAT - Lord Mayor of Nottingham christens new motor lifeboat gift of city and county. - Hythe, Kent.“ L/S’s of large crowds of people surrounding the new lifeboat singing songs. L/S of Lord Mayor of Nottingham Walter Wesson dressed in long robes giving speech. He christens the boat by declaring that, “I name this beautiful ship the ’City of Nottingham’.“ He pulls a cord which smashes bottle against the side of the boat. L/S of the numerous people dragging the boat down ramp towards the water. L/S of the boat launched into the water, people applaud as the boat takes to the water. Note: This item has natural sound. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items f