This film was made in and around Horley between 1948 and 1959 by two ex servicemen with their cine camera. All I have done is have it converted to a digital version to try and preserve something which (in parts) is almost 70 years old. I had to amend the years this was filmed, as a Ford Anglia and a Mini appear amongst the traffic and they were both 'new' in 1959. So the RAC Rally must've been 1959 - or later.
It is likelythat the older bearded gentleman, receiving a winner's cup and a barrel of beer from Cyril Fletcher, is George ('Pop') Maynard. Wikipedia says: George "Pop" Maynard (6 January 1872 - 29 November 1962) was an English folk singer and marbles champion.
The British and World Marbles Championship is said to date back to 1588. The modern competition takes place every Good Friday at the Greyhound pub in Tinsley Green, West Sussex, and has run continuously since 1932, with exceptions for World War II and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Maynard was first a member of a world champion team when Copthorne defeated the London Passenger Transport Board in 1941. In subsequent world championships, Maynard was filmed regularly and appeared on British Pathé News.[
When the Copthorne Spitfires won the world championship in 1948, Maynard was team captain, and he was seen on national television. In 1949 the Copthorne Spitfires lost in the semi-finals, when the commentator noted:
'Marbles skill is handed down from father to sons, as from Pop Maynard, 73, to sons Arthur, Perce and George. The Copthorne Spitfires, an all-Maynard family team[a] play Tinsley Green in the semi-final.'
I have added titles, a description of the people and places featured in the film and a music track called Revival:
The music track is Revival:
Music from filmmusic.io
"Revival" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
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