300 Years Of City History (1926)

Leeds, Yorkshire. Title: “300 Years of City’s history re-enacted by thousands of schoolchildren - charming feature of Tercentenary Celebrations“. Panning shot over a park; crowds of people sit on grassy slopes facing a flat area where a historical pageant is happening. Various shots of children and young people dressed in period costumes putting on a play. They appear to be dressed as medieval peasants and gentry. M/S of a man dressed as George Stephenson standing next to a model of his early train, The Rocket. 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 Brit