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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

8697

Title

THE GREATEST PARK IN EUROPE - STANLEY PARK BLACKPOOL 1957-8

Producer

SS, SP Productions

Date

1957-8

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

40 mins 35 secs

Description

After brief scenes on Blackpool sea front, the film looks at Stanley Park over the course of a year, particularly its floral attractions and wildfowl, and park staff at work in the greenhouses. The boating lake is prepared for the new season, and the leisure and sporting facilities e.g. the bowling green, also feature in this comprehensive record.

 

 



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