The Parliamentary Pigeon Race (1928)

Full titles read: ’“The Parliamentary Pigeon Race“ - Sir Cooper Rawson, M.P. releases birds in quadrangle of the House of Commons.’ Westminster, London. Various shots show Sir Cooper Rawson and other MPs releasing pigeons from wicker boxes in the quadrangle of the House of Commons; a small group of people stand watching as the pigeons fly out. 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 from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.