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Film Number |
2507 |
Title |
SMITHFIELD MARKET MANCHESTER 1853 - 1973 |
Producer |
R & R Films at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Manchester Polytechnic |
Date |
1973 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
15 mins 07 secs |
Description |
Film showing a typical day at Smithfield Market, Manchester. A caption gives a brief history of the market which was opened in 1853 and is set to close in the year of the film, 1973. Lorries are seen delivering produce, stallholders set up their stalls and gut and fillet poultry and fish. The kitchen and interior of a cafe is seen. Stallholders are seen sweeping up rubbish, there are close-ups of traders signs and the film closes with a security guard shutting the market's metal shutters. |
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