• Short Summary

    Funeral service in the Forest of Dean for Gypsy Royalty - Petulengro.

  • Description

    Unused / unissued material -

    Viney Hill, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Funeral service of Romany Gypsy Royalty - Xavier Petulengro.

    LS Coffin of being carried into church for service. GV Church, people in foreground. MS Gypsy people walking towards camera carrying flowers and playing musical instruments. Various shots of funeral service at graveside showing four Gypsy musicians, Petulengro's sister and large crowd of sightseers. VS of graveside and flowers. GV Crowd outside cottage at Viney Hill, where Petulengro's best friend lived.

    (Orig.Neg.) Old record suggests material dates from around 21/06/1957.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2878.14
    Media URN:
    83386
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1957
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:52:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:19:56:00 / 01:21:48:00
    Canister:
    UN 2978 B

Comments (2)

  1. Unknown user says

    Gypsy Petulengro's name was Xavier Petulengro.

    On the wreath seen at 01:38, "Lavanya" was his sister.

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  2. Unknown user says

    Thanks for the first name. Nice to add it to our description.

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