Film Number |
5264 |
Title |
[BURNLEY PARADES, PROCESSION OF WITNESS MAY 28TH 1949] |
Producer |
Sam Hanna |
Date |
1949 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
9 mins 36 secs |
Description |
Parades of service personnel, and a whit walk through the streets of Burnley. There is footage of marching policemen, members of the Auxiliary Fire Service and sea cadets. The mayor and town clerk lead a line of men and women in civilian dress, before a parade is shown moving up Todmorden Road. There follows a 'Procession of Witness' on 28th May 1949 through a rainy town centre, featuring clergymen, choir boys and rose queens. The film ends with a whit walk along a leafy road in blustery conditions. |
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