Channel Swimmers Memorial (1925)

Item title reads - Channel swimmer’s memorial. Many famous swimmers at unveiling ceremony on 50th anniversary of Captain Webb’s famous exploit. Dover, Kent. M/S of the swimmers wearing suits, they are all lined up, the camera pans across them. M/S as the mayor reads out a tribute and puts a wreath on the memorial. M/S of another man stood next to a bust of Webb. C/U of the man talking, he has a moustache which has been waxed at the ends to make it stick out. M/S of the bust with floral tributes at the bottom, people stand around with bowed heads. 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 Param