BRITISH FOLK LORE ENGLISH CUSTOMS VILLAHE PUB HAXEY HOOD GAME LINCOLNSHIRE UK 1970S

Haxey Hood Game. Haxey, Lincolnshire. England 1974. Hood in pub at the of the game. .jpg

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Haxey Hood Game. Haxey, Humberside. 1972. At four o'clock the leather hood is thrown up, and a scrum known as the 'sway' forms round it. The teams of men push against each other trying to get the hood to their favourite pub. Mr Stan Jarvis the publican of The Kings Arms holds up the Hood where is will remain for the year.

Haxey Hood Game 1970s UK King's Arms at Haxey.
Haxey Hood Game. Haxey, Humberside. 1972. At four o'clock the leather hood is thrown up, and a scrum known as the 'sway' forms round it. The teams of men push against each other trying to get the hood to their favourite pub. Mr Stan Jarvis the publican of The Kings Arms holds up the Hood where is will remain for the year.

Filename:	Haxey Hood Game. Haxey, Lincolnshire. England 1974. Hood in pub at the of the game. .jpg
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