Full title reads: "London. 'As in Dick Whittington's Time' - City workers see pageant of past as City Fathers, in full regalia & carrying nosegays, at the Guildhall - elect Sir Percy Greenaway - London's 744th Lord Mayor."
Guildhall, London.
London civic dignitaries walk in small procession....
Full title reads: "London. 'As in Dick Whittington's Time' - City workers see pageant of past as City Fathers, in full regalia & carrying nosegays, at the Guildhall - elect Sir Percy Greenaway - London's 744th Lord Mayor."
Guildhall, London.
London civic dignitaries walk in small procession. They are carrying nosegays - small posies of flowers.
Closer shot of the parade - Sir Percy Greenaway walks amongst other figures from the civic life of the City of London. Side view of Sir Percy and others walking into the Guildhall. The ceremonial mace is carried in.
Four royal buglers play a fanfare.
Exterior view of the Guildhall. Sir Percy Greenaway - Lord Mayor of London, and others stand outside.
More shots of the buglers. Two shot of dignitaries.
The Lord Mayor's coach moves away.
(Natural sound track only - No commentary)
NB - Not sure of the timing of this event as Sir Percy appears to have been acting as Lord Mayor in previous newsreels.
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
A Loyal Message leaving from London, Women's football, a parade of Horses and wagons, the last post in Ypres, Shakespeare's Birthday, Motorcycle Hill Climbing and the Monaco Grand Prix
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
Comments (0)
We always welcome comments and more information about our films.
All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.