Film Number |
4026 |
Title |
[CYCLING IN WALES, HIGH PEAK AND CHESHIRE] |
Producer |
Manchester Wheelers Club |
Date |
*1953-55 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w & colour |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
15 mins 34 secs |
Description |
Manchester Wheelers Club members in Wales - arriving at the St Beauno Hotel in Clynnog. Members are seen looking at boats on the beach and sharing cigarettes in a church yard. A tandem is featured with both one and two riders. There is footage of a time-trial road cycle race and track racing, with motorcycles bringing the racers up to speed. Members play a bowling match at the Moss Rose Inn and there is footage of a cycle race starting and finishing in Hazel Grove, Stockport via High Peak. A hunt rides through a town - hounds and horses. |
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