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Film Number

1172

Title

[WORKS OUTING & RETURN TO GLENGARRY; NORTH WESTERN BUSES AND STOCKPORT STREETSCENES]

Producer

Preston Brothers

Date

*1928-29

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

10 mins 40 secs

Description

Textile workers are seen travelling by bus to the home of their employer, Mr Joshua Preston, after a works outing. Includes shots of the women walking around the grounds; playing a game of bowls; participating in egg and spoon races; playing with the family dog and having tea served to them outside on the lawn. Also includes busy traffic scenes on the streets of Stockport.
[The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]

 

 



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