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Film Number |
5253 |
Title |
FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN BURNLEY CELEBRATIONS 18TH TO 23RD JUNE, 1951. [THOMPSON PARK] |
Producer |
Sam Hanna for the Libraries and Arts Committee |
Date |
1951 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
17 mins 53 secs |
Description |
The crowning of the Festival Queen at Thompson Park on 2nd June 1951 by the mayor of Burnley, followed by a series of local historical projects and re-enactments. The crowning of Mrs Joyce Riley as festival queen is followed by speeches and celebratory folk dancing. There follows footage of a history project at Towneley Hall undertaken by pupils at the High School for girls, depicting the upstairs / downstairs life of an Elizabethan household. Finally, 'A Burnley Pageant' provides a series of re-enacted scenes from local history, from 'Edward II at Ightenhill' to 'Victorian Burnley'. |
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