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Film Number

8578

Title

COVENTRY SPORTS 1949

Producer

Renold and Coventry Chain Co.

Date

1949

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w & colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

11 mins 30 secs

Description

Visitors arrive by coach at the Coventry Chain Works for a sports day event. People stand, or sit in deckchairs to watch adults and children engaged in various activities including tug of war and egg and spoon races, or enjoying fairground rides. The film ends with an informal prizegiving ceremony.

 

 



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