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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

5430

Title

[HALE AND MANCHESTER CORONATION DECORATIONS]

Producer

Charles Everett

Date

1953

Gauge

std8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

4 mins 12 secs

Description

Scenes in Hale and Manchester of buildings and streets decorated for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In Hale, flags fly from the front of houses and kerbstones and gable walls are painted in patriotic colours. In Manchester there are shots of decorations in Piccadilly, Albert Square and St Peter's Square. Also includes footage of people admiring the flowerbed displays in Piccadilly Gardens.

 

 



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