Coaching Barge (1951)

Coaching barge. Oxford, Oxfordshire. M/S oarsman breaking bottle of champagne over end of new coaching barge “Leviathan“. L/S spectators lining river bank. M/S boat being launched into water. Camera pans across onlookers on bridge. M/S crew boarding barge. M/S two bearded and top hatted spectators. L/S barge under way. M/S spectators following on bank, a lot of them on bicycles. M/S rear view of boat underway. Various shots of the oarsmen in the barge, including good C/U’s. Various shots as they row the barge down the river. 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), a