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Broadway Cinema, Walham Green: Old Age Pensioners' Seaside Holiday To Southend-on-Sea
Pensioners queue in the street for buses to a seaside excursion of sunshine and frolics.
Overview
Pensioners queue in the street as buses are readied for a seaside excursion of sunshine and frolics.
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