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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

3431

Title

METRO NEWS

Producer

Mr J. N. Newton of Poynton and Stockport Movie Makers

Date

1996-7

Gauge

spr8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

mute

Running Time

5 mins 13 secs

Description

Shots of bomb damage after the IRA's attack on Manchester in June 1996. There are shots of the Corn Exchange, buildings on Corporation Street and near the cathedral. There are views of the newly completed Bridgewater Hall, the Free Trade Hall, the inflatable Santa attached to the Town Hall, and the ice-skating rink set up in Albert Square. There are also shots of Manchester Airport and the now-demolished Davenport Theatre in Stockport.

 

 



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