The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouth’s city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
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Royal Cornwall Show
Cornwall shows off: showjumpers, camel riding and an arena full of captivated spectators.
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Overview
This film of the 1976 Cornwall County Show in Wadebridge presents a male showjumper getting on to a camel's back and then joining other male showjumpers riding their camels in an arena. The camel riders then thrill spectators with a race before making way for a pantomime camel to be led into the showground.
The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show was held annually in Truro from 1827 to 1857. After this date, the venue changed every year until 1960 when the showground at Wadebridge became its permanent home.
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