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GRACIE HOME

Gracie Home (1943)

Gracie Fields returns to her home town from America.

MORECAMBE BAY SWIMMING

Morecambe Bay Swimming (1937)

12 miles swimming race from Grange to Morecambe.

HELLO FOOTBALL

Hello Football (1926)

Burnley football team in training before the start of the football season.

LORD DERBY

Lord Derby (1926)

Lord Derby opens Blackpool's new sea front promenade.

MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL

Manchester Ship Canal (1927)

A group make an official visit to the Manchester ship canal.

NATIONAL RAILWAY UNION CELEBRATIONS

National Railway Union Celebrations (1927)

Railway men celebrate by holding a street parade and...

GETTING KNOWLEDGE FIRST HAND

Getting Knowledge First Hand (1927)

Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secretary, meets some factory girls.

 

 

BRITAIN'S WORST STORM

Britain's Worst Storm (1927)

Floodwaters at Fleetwood cause devastation.

A YORKS V LANCS WEMBLEY aka THE CUP FOR YORKSHIRE THIS YEAR

A Yorks V Lancs Wembley AKA The Cup For Yorkshire This Year (1928)

Huddersfield play Sheffield...

MANCHESTER'S ADOPTED TOWN

Manchester's Adopted Town (1928)

Prominent citizens of Mezieres lay wreaths at the Cenotaph of their...

COMING CHAMPIONS

Coming Champions (1928)

The Boys' Golf Championship at Formby in Lancashire.

THE END OF A HISTORIC SHIP

The End Of A Historic Ship (1929)

Captain Tryatt's ship,The "Lady Brussels", makes her last voyage to...

HIGHLAND GAMES SEASON COMMENCES

Highland Games Season Commences (1929)

Traditional Highland Games such as tossing the caber and...

GOING TO HIS OWN FUNERAL

Going To His Own Funeral (1920)

Bizarre but comical item about a man in a coffin parading around his...

MANCHESTER: RAIN AT LAST

Manchester: Rain At Last (1921)

Rain stops play in the 4th test match at Old Trafford in Manchester,...

£40,000 DAMAGE                                                                 ...

£40,000 Damage ... (1921)

The...

CHILDREN'S WHIT WALK

Children's Whit Walk (1938)

Children from Sunday Schools take part in Manchester's Whit Walk.

THE ALL LANCASHIRE DICKENS

The All Lancashire Dickens (1922)

Fancy dress carnival with a Charles Dickens theme in Southport,...

10,000 SCHOLARS

10,000 Scholars (1922)

10,000 Scholars takes part in fancy dress in Lancashire.

ROMAN CATHOLIC PROCESSION LNER

Roman Catholic Procession Lner (1938)

Roman Catholic adults and children take part in a May procession...

MANCHESTER TO BLACKPOOL WALK

Manchester To Blackpool Walk (1922)

Walking race from Manchester to Blackpool, Lancashire.

FUNERAL W.P. HARTLEY

Funeral W.P. Hartley (1922)

The funeral of Sir W.P. Hartley, Trawden, Lancashire.

LABOUR'S FIRST BYE-ELECTION  aka LABOURS FIRST BYE ELECTION

Labour's First Bye-Election AKA Labours First Bye Election (1924)

Two candidates -...

HOUND RACING

Hound Racing (1938)

English foxhound 'Terma' wins the race at Ulverston, Cumbria.

BRITISH LOCOS FOR BUENOS AIRES

British Locos For Buenos Aires (1938)

A locomotive is taken by road to Liverpool where it will be...

MANCHESTER - FISHERMAN V BOWLER MATCH

Manchester - Fisherman V Bowler Match (1939)

Footage of bowling competition between a fishermen and...

26 MILE RACE WON BY LESS THAN ONE MINUTE!

26 Mile Race Won By Less Than One Minute! (1929)

Harold Wood wins Liverpool Marathon, 132 runners...

MANCHESTER - BLACKPOOL

Manchester - Blackpool (1924)

Manchester to Blackpool speed walking race.

THE DOG DERBY

The Dog Derby (1925)

We see some really lovely greyhounds which will compete for 89th Waterloo Cup.

GRAND NATIONAL SUNDAY

Grand National Sunday (1925)

People visit Aintree, the home of the Grand National, and walk up the...

GRAND NATIONAL SUNDAY TINTED

Grand National Sunday Tinted (1925)

Yellow tinted version of people walking up Aintree race course.

IT'S THE UNEXPECTED ETC...

It's The Unexpected Etc... (1929)

FA cup matches played at Manchester and Leeds.

THE END OF THE MUSIC HALLS OLDEST JOKE !

The End Of The Music Halls Oldest Joke ! (1930)

Wigan Pier is demolished, Wigan, Lancashire.

GALE DAMAGE IN LANCASHIRE

Gale Damage In Lancashire (1939)

Footage of the damage caused in Lancashire by storms and high winds.

LANCASHIRE aka MILL GIRLS DERBY

Lancashire AKA Mill Girls Derby (1939)

Footage of the Mill Girls Derby in Lancashire.

MR BALDWIN

Mr Baldwin (1925)

Stanley Baldwin gives a speech at a Conservative demonstration at Knowsley, Lancashire.

COLLIERY DISASTER

Colliery Disaster (1925)

Footage of miners at Pendleton Colliery in Lancashire where 8 were killed in...

RAIL SMASH IN LANCASHIRE

Rail Smash In Lancashire (1939)

Rail crash in Kirby, Lancashire.

BRILLIANT HORSEMANSHIP

Brilliant Horsemanship (1926)

Display of horsemanship by Equitation School for the Royal Tournament.

CYCLE VETERANS CELEBRATE.

Cycle Veterans Celebrate. (1940)

Elderly cyclists riding elderly bikes meet for Birthday celebrations.

HEYWOOD, LANCS

Heywood, Lancs (1946)

F. M. Rist wins the motorcycle race over the rough course at Heywood in Lancashire.

MANCHESTER Beware - other items share this title

Manchester Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Heavyweight boxing - Woodcock beats Martin...

MANCHESTER - BOXING

Manchester - Boxing (1948)

Italian Guido Ferracin wins Europe bantam boxing title in fight against Peter...

SCOTTISH CHAMPION'S BIG COME-BACK

Scottish Champion's Big Come-Back (1949)

Scottish boxer Jackie Paterson prepares for a fight with...

WHIT MONDAY PROCESSION

Whit Monday Procession (1924)

Huge crowds turn out for a parade in Manchester.

CHEERS ALL THE WAY

Cheers All The Way (1924)

Sailors relaxing with their children and working on the ship.

WHITSUN HOLIDAY SCENES BLACKPOOL

Whitsun Holiday Scenes Blackpool (1952)

Ice creams, candy floss, deck chairs and sand castles - a...

MANCHESTER RAILWAY DISASTER aka TRAIN CRASH

Manchester Railway Disaster AKA Train Crash (1953)

Ten dead and fifty-nine injured as rail coach...

SWIM MACHINE

Swim Machine (1936)

Girls testing 'water bicycle' in Manchester.

MAGIC EYE

Magic Eye (1938)

Mr C. W. Roberts invents a periscope which enables him to look at all directions.