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Film Number

525

Title

LANCASHIRE PRIDE

Producer

George Whittaker/Glen Mills Studios

Date

1950

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

57 mins 20 secs

Description

Part one is a dramatised history of the hand loom weavers in Wycoller and the effects on them of the coming of power looms.
Part two shows work at Glen Mills in 1950 - the processes involved in producing cotton fabrics; and canteen facilities for staff.

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[The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]

 

 



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