A collection of Doc Rowe's video collection about Padstow's May Day.
This is part of a Heritage Lottery funded project, Echoes of Padstow.
Copyright Doc Rowe
00:00 to 11:40 — Peace Oss outside Institute, Market Strand, and South Quay
12:34 to 25:57 — Peace Oss South Quay
26:08 to 30:43 — Old Oss Lanadwell St to Market
30:30 to 54:22 — Inside Metropole crowd with Old Oss trying to dance, band leaving Metropole up Station Road down New Street, change of dancer, John Gard comes out, Willie Roberts goes in, Wally Chown supervises the change
103:48 to 105:29 — Both Osses around maypole
105:37 to 122:43 — Still both Osses Old Oss change carrier, Robert Murt comes out, Dave Roberts goes in
DAY AFTER 122:50 to 137:57 — 2nd May crowned coming up Strand Street, dancing down to maypole
137:57 to 141:21 — Shots across the quay of North Quay with revellers
142:29 to 156:19 — Merrymakers entering the Shipwrights as cardboard Oss comes out. Merrymakers leave Shipwrights and go in Mark Knight Adams house Abbey House, then go to the Old Ship as Cardboard Oss is leaving
156:19 to 199:51 — Inside the Old Ship
203:41 to 207:43 — Fire Eating in Broad Street then cardboard Oss to Old Custom House
207:43 to 215:01 — Merrymakers in back of Harbour Inn dancing and singing