Film Number |
2552 |
Title |
[MANCHESTER FESTIVAL PAGEANT OF UNITARIAN HISTORY, GORTON, JULY 1951] |
Producer |
Mr. H. P McCartney |
Date |
1951 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w & colour |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
14 mins 17 secs |
Description |
Pageant at Brookfield Church in Gorton to mark the Festival of Britain which recreates significant events in the history of the Unitarian Church. Events depicted include King James I interrogating Bartholomew Legate, a martyr burned at Smithfield; John Bidle in jail in 1647; the Great Ejection of 1662; and the laying of the Foundation Stone of Gorton Chapel in 1702. Also included is a procession of the local Rose Queens. |
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