Ashbourne Shrovetide Football

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2285
Date Released
19 Mar 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ashbourne Shrovetide Football. DESCRIPTION: The annual event - Shrovetide Football at Ashbourne, in Derbyshire. SHOTLIST: LMS crowds watching and walking. LMS crowds watching start of game. CU teams pushing ball up street while crowds watch. LAS crowds up against railing watching. LMS both teams fighting to get ball in stream. LAS both teams fighting to get ball up stream. LMS rear shot of teams in field. LMS rear shot of teams fighting to get ball in stream, crowds watching from bank.
Keywords
Customs and traditions
Locations
Derbyshire
Card file number
98929
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Ashbourne Shrovetide Football', British Movietone News Issue No. 2285, 19 Mar 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29814 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)