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Film Number |
5344 |
Title |
BLACKBURN DIOCESE G.F.S. AND C.L.B. CORONATION DISPLAY 9TH MAY, 1953 |
Producer |
Sam Hanna |
Date |
1953 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
8 mins 47 secs |
Description |
Coronation display at Ewood Park football ground, Blackburn. Features an inspection and parade by the Church Lads Brigade followed by dance and gymnastic displays (including slow motion reverse photography). There are team games featuring members of the Girls Friendly Society. Young boys, dressed as colourful clockwork soldiers, march rigidly then fall down in sequence. There follow displays of maypole and country dancing. The film ends with a ceremony in which a clergyman addresses the crowd in the main stand and a regimental flag is lowered. The film features military, brass and pipe bands throughout. |
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