Swan Upping (1949)

Swan Upping pageant in London. L/S Company of Vintners walking through Upper Thomas Street. M/S Wine porters sweeping the roads before them. C/U Vintners Hall. C/U Pan up the dress of a Swan Upper. M/S Vintners entering Vintners Hall. C/U Banner of the Vintner Company. M/S Vintners drinking toast to the King. L/S The various boats used for Swan Upping. L/S Swan moving along in a lake. M/S Uppers rowing. L/S River, from the front of a boat. M/S The cornered swans. L/S Various shots of the catching and wing clipping of the swans. FILM ID:1267.3 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 Ga