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Olde English Fayre (Bexley Round Table no. 141), Bexley (1954)

Victorian wrestling, penny farthings, runaway steam engines and sinister fancy dress feature in this wonderful footage from a Bexley fair in the 1950s.

Non-Fiction 1954 7 mins Silent

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Overview

Lots of fun had by all at this village fair in Bexley in the 1950s, which took a Victorian theme. There’s a strong man, some japes with a steam engine, a couple of penny farthings, wrestling, old-fashioned cricket and lots of beards and bonnets. Also includes one of the most sinister fancy dress outfits you’re ever likely to see.

Bexley Local Studies and Archives

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