1928 QUIRKY / SPORT: Grasmere games
February 26, 2026
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as posted by the channelDate: 27th August 1928
Location: ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Grasmere Games
ENGLAND: Cumbria: Grasmere:
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Arena seen from above
Spectators beneath umbrellas
Men in rainmacs beneath umbrellas
Competitors wrestling in rain
Spectators watching beneath umbrellas
More men wrestling in rain as part of Grasmere games
Men pole vaulting with no cushion beneath
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