Old Oss procession accordion players wearing rain ponchos, walking through Prideaux Place gates | Echoes of Padstow

Old Oss procession accordion players wearing rain ponchos, walking through Prideaux Place gates

2 May, 1983

Malcolm McCarthy

George McBurnie

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Preparations in pub

Preparations in pub

Musicians playing in street at crowded night

People in outside Harbour Inn at night

Crowd under maypole at night

accordion players sat in Harbour Inn

Brass band playing on South Quay

Brass band playing on South Quay

accordion players outside pub

People dancing outside Harbour Inn

People dancing outside Harbour Inn

People dancing outside Harbour Inn

People walking along street at night

accordion players playing in procession at night

People sat on stools at pub

People singing at night

People at doorway

People singing at night

Maypole in morning

Person on roof garden at night

Women holding poppy flower

People watching at night

People watching at night

Woman at garden wall at night

People singing at night

Landlords behind bar of pub

People looking out window above Harbour Inn

Behind the bar at the pub

Maypole being prepared in the rain

Maypole being prepared in the rain

Children's Oss, Blue Ribbon oss being teased in the rain

Children's Oss, Blue Ribbon oss being teased in the rain

Children's Oss, Blue Ribbon oss being teased in the rain

Children's Oss procession in the rain

Children's Oss procession in the rain

Children's Oss procession in the rain

Children's Oss procession in the rain

Blue Ribbon Oss dancing beside the harbour

Blue Ribbon Oss dancing beside the harbour

Blue Ribbon Oss dancing beside the harbour

Blue Ribbon Oss dancing beside the harbour

Blue Ribbon band with Master of Ceremonies on the harbourside

Blue Ribbon band with Master of Ceremonies on the harbourside

Blue Ribbon band with Master of Ceremonies on the harbourside

Blue Ribbon oss Clucky

Blue Ribbon oss Clucky

Blue Ribbon oss Clucky

Blue Ribbon party with Master of Ceremonies

Children playing drums

Children playing drums

Children playing drums

Children circled around Old Oss inside

Children circled around Old Oss inside

Children circled around Old Oss inside

Old Oss hung up in storage room

Man holding Old Oss hat

Old Oss Master of Ceremonies with accordion players and harmonica player

Man dancing with club

Old Oss supporters

Old Oss on street corner with spectators in raincoats

Old Oss on street corner, surrounded by dancers

Old Oss on street corner with spectators and dancers

Old Oss hat being adjusted, woman holding baby to see

Old Oss on street corner with spectators and dancers

Old Oss greeting women at their door

Old Oss greeting women at their door

Old Oss dancing in rain, watched by spectators in raincoats

Old Oss dancing in rain, watched by spectators in raincoats

Old Oss dancing in rain

Woman teasing old oss in rain

Woman teasing old oss in rain

Woman teasing old oss in rain

Woman teasing old oss in rain

Old Oss procession accordion players wearing rain ponchos, walking through Prideaux Place gates

Old Oss procession accordion players wearing rain ponchos, walking through Prideaux Place gates

Old Oss teaser walking through Prideaux Place gate in rain

Old Oss coming through Prideaux Place gate

Old Oss coming through Prideaux Place gate

Old Oss coming through Prideaux Place gate

Old Oss at Prideaux Place with Peter Prideaux-Brune and son teasing

Peter Prideaux-Brune teasing Old Oss

Old Oss dancing in someone's garden and Master of Ceremonies greeting women at their front door

Old Oss dancing in someone's garden and Master of Ceremonies greeting women at their front door

Old Oss dancing in someone's garden and Master of Ceremonies greeting women at their front door

Old Oss dancing in someone's garden and Master of Ceremonies greeting women at their front door

Man holding charity collection pot

Old Oss accordion players walking in procession

Old Oss accordion players walking in procession

Man holding club up to sky in front of Old Oss

Old Oss procession, obscured by branch

Old Oss procession, obscured by branch

Blue Ribbon Oss dancing in road

Blue Ribbon Oss dancing in road

Blue Ribbon Master of Ceremonies

Blue Ribbon dancing down road, spectators clapping

Blue Ribbon, obscured by teaser's body

Blue Ribbon with children crowded around

Blue Ribbon with children crowded around

Blue Ribbon Snappers

Old Oss in pub with woman

Old Oss in pub with woman

Children crowded around Old Oss in pub

Child holding Old Oss club in pub

Children posing with Old Oss in pub

Old Oss being manoeuvred around pub

Old Oss band with master of ceremonies in alleyway

Old Oss band with master of ceremonies in alleyway

Old Oss band with master of ceremonies in alleyway

Old Oss being teased by child in alleyway

People holding drinks on steps of house

Blue Ribbon dancing at night with crowd watching

Blue Ribbon dancing at night with crowd watching

Blue Ribbon dancing at night with crowd watching

Procession in very crowded Lanadwell street at night

Procession in very crowded Lanadwell street at night

Procession in very crowded Lanadwell street at night

Procession in very crowded Lanadwell street at night

Procession in very crowded Lanadwell street at night

Men playing accordions in pub

Man and woman in beer garden

Men in beer garden

Men in beer garden

Musicians preparing in pub

Musicians being led by conductor

Men smiling under maypole

People sitting under maypole

People sitting under maypole

People sitting under maypole

Portrait of young man

Man teasing Old Oss under maypole at sunset

Man teasing Old Oss under maypole at sunset

Man teasing Old Oss under maypole at sunset

People laughing

People stood in crowd smiling and laughing

Man dancing with child on shoulders

Man dancing with child on shoulders

Baby playing drum

Musicians playing outside, man with boom box behind

Maypole under cloudy sky, deserted Broad Street

People in costume playing instruments walking along road at night

People in costume playing instruments walking along road at night

People in costume playing instruments walking along road at night

Portrait of Blue Ribbon Master of Ceremonies

People in costume playing instruments walking along road at night

People in pub

Man and woman in pub

People in costume playing instruments walking along road at night

People in pub wearing costumes

Boys on pavement with Oss hat in bag

Boys on pavement with Oss hat in bag