Film Number |
4024 |
Title |
MANCHESTER WHEELERS EASTER TOUR 1939 [AND LATER SCENES] |
Producer |
Manchester Wheelers Club |
Date |
1937-39/44/46/48 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
11 mins 39 secs |
Description |
The film shows various activities of the Manchester Wheelers Club, including track and time-trial road cycle racing, and interior shots of cyclists pedalling furiously on stationary bikes in front of a meter. Other activities include a crown green bowling match and a motoring party at Whittington. It includes the 1939 Easter Tour at the Grapes Hotel, Maentwrog with visits to the Tan-y-Bwlch Steam Engine and Harlech Castle. Past and present Presidents of the Club are shown, along with club members dressed in traditional women's Welsh costume. |
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