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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

168

Title

THE MARKETS AND FOOD SUPPLIERS OF MANCHESTER

Producer

Manchester Ship Canal Co.

Date

1924

Gauge

35mm N

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

19 mins 53 secs

Description

Long title sequence about the past and present day markets. Cargo of fruit and vegetables being unloaded at Manchester Docks. An auction of imported food. Home-grown produce being loaded onto horse-drawn carts at London Road Station. Early morning at the market. Interior of the Market Hall. Unloading fish from a train. The fish market.
Reel 2: The animals landing wharf on the Ship Canal; a boat arrives and cattle are unloaded. Cattle being driven to the abattoir. The wholesale meat market. The corporation cold store in Elm Street.

 

 



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