Shrovetide football (1927)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit With the lamps removed and windows boarded up, crowds kick a football through the streets of Atherton in a 700-year-old tradition Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Shrovetide Sport - With Shop Windows Barricaded, the 700 Year Old Custom of Kicking a Football thro’ the Streets was Observed at Atherstone ENGLAND: Atherstone: Warwickshire: EXT Video Roll Title: Hurling of the Silver Ball at St. Columb, Cornwall: also traditional Sherevetide football at Atherstone & Chester-le-Street.:148ft SHROVE TUESDAY at St. Columb sport, play, leisure, customary, football, soccer Background: With the lamps removed and windows boarded up, crowds kick a football through the streets of Atherton in a 700-year-old tradition FILM ID: VLVA9GR6MWVP67NZE2CNL9JKERC08 To license this film, visit