Mop Fair Aka Stratford On Avons Mop Fair (1969)

Stratford-on-Avon (or Stratford-upon-Avon), Warwickshire. Shots of old Tudor buildings of Stratford. Narrator speaks of how rural Britain abounds with ancient traditions. Footage of the “Mop Fair“ in Stratford. Various shots of fairground rides including a view from the big wheel showing the fair stretching out down the main street. Various rides are seen as the narrator explains the history of the Mop Fair. Local dignitaries including the Mayor and Town Cryer stand in the Town Square making traditional addresses and we see a sign for a “Pig Roast“ then see the little piggy on the spit. 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), Em