Full title reads: “Herne Hill“. Herne Hill, London. Basket-carrying Contest possibly at Market Porters' Sports. Men placing wicker baskets one on top of another creating tall lines of baskets. Several shots of the men placing baskets on their heads and walking with them along track. Some cut in shots of crowd. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Presumably from 1930s Gazettes. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website
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