Ashbourne Horse Show 1936

From the collection of

Media Archive for Central England
MACE is the strategic lead organisation for screen heritage for the East and West Midlands regions. An independent charity based at University of Lincoln, MACE preserves and makes accessible a collection of more than 100,000 historic moving images representative of the diverse cultures and histories of communities throughout the heart of England from the Lincolnshire coast to the Welsh border.

Ashbourne Horse Show 1936


An amateur film of the 1936 Ashbourne horse show shot by Thomas Wright (1867-1943) who lived at nearby Kniveton. Mr Wright was accompanied in his film-making exploits by his chauffeur Wilfred Ratcliffe (who was also Kniveton's village barber) and between them they captured the essence of rural life in Derbyshire in the inter-war years on a large number of 8mm reels.


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