Film Number |
6199 |
Title |
COUNTY BOROUGH OF PRESTON INVASION EXERCISES |
Producer |
Wallace Miller |
Date |
c1942 |
Gauge |
std8mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
13 mins 36 secs |
Description |
Film documenting a number of training exercises in Preston during World War II. Scenes inside the control centre are followed by firemen and ARP wardens putting out 'fires' at Horrockses Mill and the gas works, as well as rescuing casualties from several different buildings. A mobile canteen truck provides sustenance and the film ends with views of a meeting at the Town Hall. |
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