CUSTOMS/CHEESE ROLLING
Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill. For over 400 years this Whit-Monday ceremony has taken place to preserve rights of common as grazing-ground. In the 1950's when this picture was taken, it is reported that the ceremony had become so popular that the R.A.C. have had to superintend parking'. Today, up to 15, 000 people have been known to attend, causing safety and traffic access problems
Picture No
10102285
Media ID
44869421
Size
4286px x 5588px
(2.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by the Mustograph Agency
Date
circa 1950
