The Chelsea Flower Show (Captioned)

It was in 1913 that the Royal Horticultural Society moved its Great Spring Show from the Temple Gardens to the Royal Chelsea Hospital. This commemorative video looks back over the last 75 golden years and illustrates this fascinating history with period photographs, film and music. Rated: G

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Credits

producer

Denis Gartside

Duration

00:40:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323996

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Flower shows

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Flowers

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Gardening

Closed captioning

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Flower shows

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

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United Kingdom, 1988

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