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| THE VISIT OF THEIR MAJESTIES KING GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY TO LANCASHIRE JULY 1913 - THE VISIT TO BURNLEY | |||
| Date: 1913 Film Number: 2589 | |||
| 9th July 1913. Crowds gather in Burnley to await the King and Queen. The decorated streets are also crowded with people. The King and Queen arrive by car at an open air grandstand and greet civic dignitaries. There is a short ceremony and they leave, again by car. | |||
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| [CLIMBING KERN KNOTTS CRAG] | |||
| Date: 1913 Film Number: 6981 | |||
| George Sansom (leading) and Siegfried Herford on Kern Knotts Crack, Great Gable. Includes shots of the mountaineers climbing in between ridges of the rock face. | |||
| ROYAL VISIT TO BACUP | |||
| Date: 1913 Film Number: 5985 | |||
| The Royal Visit to Bacup, 9th July 1913, showing local dignitaries with their wives and families, including Joshua Craven Hoyle in army attire. John Henry Maden and family shown standing in garden of Rockliffe House. Large crowds of people in the streets of Bacup preparing for the arrival King George V and Queen Mary. The King and Queen arrive by car and are introduced by Lord Derby to the local Mayor and his wife, civic dignitaries, prominent members of the town and the old age pensioners of the Bacup area. The Royal couple then promptly leave. Includes various shots of the crowds on the streets of Bacup following the Royal visit - seen from a moving vehicle. A brief sequence shows Lama films advertising their film production on the side of a car. Concludes with footage of Tricketts Arcade in the village of Waterfoot. | |||
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| [ROYAL VISIT TO COLNE 1913] | |||
| Date: 1913 Film Number: 9521 | |||
| Scenes from the royal visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Colne in 1913. The crowds cheer and wave as the royal car approaches. The royal couple make their way to the podium where they are greeted by civic dignitaries. The Royal couple return to their car and are driven past the cheering crowds. The civic dignitaries also depart and soon the crowds of people start to disperse. The film ends with shots filmed from a moving tram of the crowds as well as boy scouts marching along the street. | |||
| REMINISCENCES OF LIVERPOOL BY THE TATLER | |||
| Date: 1913 Film Number: 8205 | |||
| Royal visit to Liverpool in 1913 - George V, Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales (future Edward VIII) are seen arriving at St George's Hall by carriage. After an appearance on the balcony, there is a march past of territorial and auxiliary forces on St George's Plateau before the Royal party move on to the Old Tournament Hall on Edge Lane. Their final visit of the day is to see the Mauretania in dock - there are scene on board ship, and out into the Mersey. | |||
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| [SCENES OUTSIDE FRANKENBURG & SONS LTD. SALFORD] | |||
| Date: *1913/14 Film Number: 92 | |||
| General shots outside the factory of Frankenburg & Sons, a water-proofing company from Salford; a car and some horse-drawn wagons pass; a crowd gathers in front of the camera. | |||
| [MILNROW NEWSREEL COMPILATION] | |||
| Date: *1913/15/30/35 Film Number: 301 | |||
| A compilation of local events - assembling of the Church Lads' Brigades at Milnrow station; cricket - Milnrow v Rochdale; Home Defence corps parade to Ogden Chapel; cricket club gala for wounded soldiers; crowning of Rose Queen and maypole dancing; opening of a rifle range; Milnrow streetscenes and the Empire Cinema, Milnrow. | |||
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| [HORROCKSES COMPILATION] | |||
| Date: 1913/*1917-1919 Film Number: 539 | |||
| King George V and Queen Mary visit Horrockses in Preston in 1913, July 8th - scenes outside the mill including the Royal motorcade passing under an arch of cotton bales. Interiors and exteriors of the mill showing a model of the buildings, work, workers leaving, and a display of finished products. Brief scene of horse-drawn carts in a street (Manchester Piccadilly?) and a dock side (Preston?). | |||
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| CHORLEY'S OWN CAVALCADE FILM MEMORIES | |||
| Date: 1913/22/24/26 Film Number: 4157 | |||
| A record of local events in and around Chorley. Opens with the royal visit to the town in 1913, including shots of the royal motorcade and crowds beside the specially-erected stage. There follows action from a Lancashire Junior Cup Final football game (featuring the Chorley team) played at Bolton in 1922, with supporters travelling from the train station to the ground. Scenes at the opening of the war memorial in Astley Park in 1924 are followed by a catholic procession through the town on June 20th 1926 and a Walking Day featuring Church of England sunday schools on June 24th 1922. Ends with inter-titles about the 1924 East Ward Carnival but no subsequent footage of the event. | |||
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| MILNROW AND NEWHEY GAZETTE | |||
| Date: 1913/*35 Film Number: 302 | |||
| A compilation of early material - staff of the Empire Cinema lined up outside; Whitsuntide procession; scenes of work inside the Newhey Spinning Mill and Coral Mill - textile workers leaving the mills; children queuing outside the Empire Cinema, Milnrow. | |||
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| GREAT MILITARY REVIEW AT BOLTON | |||
| Date: 1914 Film Number: 15 | |||
| A large crowd has gathered in a Bolton park where various military personnel parade. Medals are presented and a march past commences which also includes civilians. There are street scenes in Bolton and a monument is featured. | |||
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| PROTESTANT PROCESSION MANCHESTER | |||
| Date: 1914 Film Number: 31 | |||
| Reel 1: Procession of adults and children, down Deansgate. Reel 2: Procession continues, features soldiers, bagpipers, brass bands. The Catholic procession carrying crucifixes and the figure of Mary, led by a Bersagliere band, is seen at one point. Reel 3: Several bands are featured. | |||
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| SOUTHPORT COLLEGE SPORTS [1914] | |||
| Date: 1914 Film Number: 64 | |||
| Boys, girls and spectators competing in various sports: high jump, slow cycling race, sprint races, egg and spoon race, sack race, wheelbarrow race, obstacle race. Boys shown eating and drinking. Finally there is a prize giving ceremony with a lady presenting the prizes. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| WHIPPET RACING | |||
| Date: c1914 Film Number: 178 | |||
| Various shots of whippet racing at a stadium in the north of England, including spectators, and trainers releasing dogs to run and others catching them at the finishing line. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| OUR FRIENDS THE POLICE | |||
| Date: 1914 Film Number: 1205 | |||
| Scenes illustrating various aspects of policework in Manchester, including ambulance duties, traffic control, training of recruits, patrolling and mounted police work. | |||
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| LOCAL EVENTS OF 1914 | |||
| Date: 1914 Film Number: 1208 | |||
| Events taking place around Lancashire in 1914. Includes a police sports day; boundary riding; Caton gala; Bowness-on-Windermere sports day and a few brief shots of Morecambe Bay. | |||
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| LANCASTER ASSIZES | |||
| Date: c1914 Film Number: 1209 | |||
| A ceremonial procession through the streets of Lancaster. The judge and other civic dignitaries arrive at a church in a horse-drawn carriage wearing full regalia. The procession moves to the Shire Hall where a crowd of spectators stand watching from the first floor balcony of the hall. | |||
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| MORECAMBE VOLUNTEERS IN TRAINING | |||
| Date: 1914 Film Number: 1210 | |||
| The film begins with shots of Morecambe Volunteers preparing to go to war. A group of women are seen unloading blankets at a collection point outside the Art School and the 5th Kings Own Lancaster Territorial Army mobilise at Bowerham Barracks before leaving for Castle Station. Concludes with footage of the Mayor and Mayoress standing on the platform bidding farewell to soldiers who are seen leaning out of their railway carriages, waving handkerchiefs at their family and friends. | |||
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| MAYOR'S SUNDAY [MORECAMBE] | |||
| Date: c1914 Film Number: 1669 | |||
| Crowds of spectators line the streets of Morecambe, holding umbrellas and flags, as a procession of boy scouts, policemen, soldiers, firemen, civic dignitaries and a brass band walk past. Further celebrations of the Mayor's Sunday continue with shots of the war memorial in the town square and the Mayor and his party entering a civic building. | |||
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| AVIATION MEETING M SALMET | |||
| Date: c1914 Film Number: 1670 | |||
| Film footage of Henri Salmet flying a monoplane across the skies of Lancashire. Large crowds of spectators warmly greet the french pilot as he lands the aeroplane in various open spaces around the county. | |||
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