Shrewsbury Floral Fete (1933)

Full title reads: “Shrewsbury Floral Fete. Mammoth crowds attracted to Britain’s most popular and spectacular open-air show.“ Shrewsbury, Shropshire. WS of large crowd as Shrewsbury Flower Show. The Tea Tent is in the background and a man is walking a tightrope above the crowd. Closer shots of two men on tightrope balancing with the aid of long poles. A man rides a bicycle across the rope. Shots of entertainers doing trapeze style exercises above a trampoline. N.B. No shots of flowers. 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