Carnival - Southend (1920-1929)

Carnival - Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Opens w/ shots of carnival queen and her court on a float w/ steps leading up to a throne. Dancers in 17th century costumes entertain crowd along the parade route. Queen comes down from the float and joins the Mayor. More floats. Festivals; beauty contests; holidays. Parades and processions. 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 British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.