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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

2604

Title

THEIR MAJESTIES PAY VISIT TO MANCHESTER

Producer

British Paramount

Date

1934

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

sound

Running Time

3 mins 41 secs

Description

Film of the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Manchester on 17th July 1934. The Royal motorcade arrives in a crowd-filled Albert Square. The King gives the Manchester Regiments 2nd Battalion a set of silver drums, presented by the City of Manchester. The King delivers a speech before laying the foundation stone for the Town Hall extension and opening the Central Reference Library.

 

 



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