Boys Camp: Cuckoo Weir (1920 1929), British Pathé
Watch this rare silent footage of boys from Eton School in the 1920 s camping at Cuckoo Weir and swimming in the river. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews Classic Movies: , BritishPathé, History, Camping Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM Boys Camp Cuckoo Weir, exact location of events unknown. Opens w, morning ritual: camp leaders in pyjamas stride past row of wigwam tents; burst into the tents; wake boys; drag them out on their blankets. Men pick up brieflyclad, naked boys swing them by their hands feet; toss them into the river. (Probably meant to be funny at the time, it looks pretty disturbing viewed in 2002. ) Leaders wake up the rest of the camp; boys emerge from tents; come running; dive; jump or climb into the water; start swimming. L, S of food being prepared at cooking tent. Next; boys (now clothed) eat breakfas
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