King George Memorial (1936)

Item title reads - King George Memorial. Lord Derby’s appeal for national playing fields. L/S of buses and trams on busy road. M/S of children playing cricket in the street, M/S as they play it in a field. M/S of Lord Derby sat behind a desk. He talks about the committee set up to provide funds for playing fields as a memorial to the late King, we see a photograph of King George V in profile. C/U of Lord Derby appealing to women saying Queen Mary was helpmate to the King and asks they pay tribute by enabling the memorial to be achieved. 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 (1