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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

2269

Title

[WARTIME SCENES - LYTHAM ST. ANNES]

Producer

J Arnold Ingham

Date

*1937-39/49

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w & colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

16 mins 48 secs

Description

Opens with electioneering footage in Lytham. Cars and houses adorned with placards are seen in the vicinity of a polling station. Continues with footage of the sea front before shots of a visit by Queen Elizabeth. She is seen being greeted by civic dignitaries before being driven off watched by crowds. The Auxiliary Fire Service is seen training and on parade in a variety of other Lytham locations. The AFS, along with many other civic and military groups, are seen in a procession before the film closes with a fire fighting display

 

 



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