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Film Number

4720

Title

[CORONATION YEAR ACTIVITIES]

Producer

Eric Herbert Hagon

Date

1953

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

14 mins 16 secs

Description

Assortment of footage taken during the Coronation year - views from Alderley Edge overlooking the Cheshire plain and of the Wizard pub are followed by a number of different towns' Coronation decorations, including Stratford-upon-Avon. The Hagon family are seen in Blackpool, on holiday in the West Country and in the garden at home in Altrincham. Also includes a train pulling into a station and a Rose Queen parade.

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