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Title: RIDING OF THE MARCHES MUSSELBURGH 1935

Reference number: 1402

Date: 1935

Director: [filmed by Frederick Laing]

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 8.21 mins

Description: Part of the Riding of the Marches through the streets of Musselburgh, attended by civic officials in their carriage, and a military brass band, possibly the Royal Scots Greys, whose drummer wears an unusual albino bearskin cap. The floats procession represents and advertises local industries, including paper, cotton and wire making in Musselburgh's mills, and also fishing, mining and market gardening.

See also ref 1403 for what looks to be a 'third' reel of ref 1402, but as we cannot be 100% sure have kept on separate records for the time being. Both titles have been allocated the same title.

16mm print held by East Lothian District Council Library. Reeled up with refs. 1403 and 1404.

Formerly titled "(HONEST LAD AND LASS 1935)", and amended to (RIDING OF THE MARCHES MUSSELBURGH 1935), April 2011. See also ref. 1403

Shotlist: [shotlisted from speed-corrected VHS]

REEL I

[no title] Shots of Bridge Street in Musselburgh as the Royal Scots Greys mounted band ride past, followed by the town Champion Douglas Lowe, squires and turf cutter on horseback, civic officials in carriages, horse riders, a brass band and floats procession, representing: the paper industry; Stuarts Cotton Mill; Brunton's Wire Mill; Ladywell Brewery (John Young & Co.); Gas, the Modern Fuel; Let Electricity Drive Dull Care Away; David Lowe & Sons, Market Growers, miners (Edinburgh Collieries Co. Ltd. Wallyford); Greig & Douglas Biscuits; fishwives; J. Cullen & Son, Builders; blacksmiths; Lowe's Radio; George Maxwell & Son; Holmes Brothers Fruiterers; Evans Grocer; P. Millar, Motor Engineer; Finlaysons Coal merchant; Fishermen; wooden horse of Troy; military brass band (4.11)

REEL II

[no title] Shots of Musselburgh street lined with people as floats procession passes by - General shots of the participants, including a flute band, Fisherrow banner, floats, including a Voluntary Aid Detachment (Midlothian 20); Musselburgh Fire Brigade; Boy's Brigade pipe band; Sea Scouts; Scouts pipe band and floats; brass band; Little Bo Peep, fancy dress and decorated bicycle contestants; goat cart; Ford; more fancy dress contestants; (2.07) low angle of parade from street. including miners, penny farthing, gv of crowds on bridge, floral float, R. Banks & Son Building Contractors; wooden horse, military brass band; bakers; Butchers with animal insignia; shots of Royal Scots Greys mounted band riding past, followed by Champion, squires and turf cutter, town officials and horse riders (4.10)