1933 – Prince of Wales (Edward) and the Unemployed Allotment Scheme

Watch 1933 – Prince of Wales (Edward) undertakes a little spadework at an allotment garden

Newsreel: H.R.H. (His Royal Highness) the Prince of Wales sees Abbey Wood small-holdings, where 350 unemployed are hard at productive work.

Shot of car coming. Prince alights from same. Shakes hands with the mayor. Spectators around same. Introduced to various people. Close shot of him talking and shaking hands with woman. Walks along road with others. Inspects allotments. Close shot of him digging with spectators around him.

Close shot of him distributing seed potatoes to owners of allotments. Going onto waste land and various people including mayor using silver painted scythe to cut away grass.

(Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) 11th July 1935: The Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII (1894 – 1972) inspects the Unemployed Men’s Allotments during his visit to the Yorkshire Agricultural Show at Coal Aston, Sheffield.

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