Northampton Carnival

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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.

Northampton Carnival

Media Archive for Central England
Northampton
1932-01-01
Silent
3m

Elaborately decorated bicycles seem to have been a feature of 1930s carnivals and this one in Northampton, which is in aid of the local general hospital, is no exception. There's a 'bishop' and 'pearly king' in the parade as well as a gentleman in a stovepipe hat who has managed to build his own railway locomotive. The band even gets to travel by charabanc. This is a very special parade staged and enjoyed by the people of Northampton.

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