Great Pageant Of Transport (1931)

Full title reads: “Great pageant of transport inaugurates Ferensway, Hull’s wonderful £452,000. thoroughfare, opened by Sir Granville Ryrie.“ Hull, Humberside / Yorkshire. Sir Granville Ryrie, the Australian High Commissioner of Australia in London, stands with Hull dignitaries waiting to cut ribbon. MS Sir Granville as he speaks and cuts the ribbon. A pageant of historical transport proceeds along the new road. A sedan chair leads off carried by men dressed in historical costume. They are followed by stage coaches, penny farthing bicycles, a steam traction engine, and other road rollers. People watch the parade of transport. 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 agen