Lord Mayor's Show 1955

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Mansion House & Law Courts, London.

This year's pageant theme for the traditional parade marking Lord Mayor's drive to Law Courts is 'Wool in the History of London'. SV. Band of guards passing. SV. Lord Mayor of London Alderman Cuthbert Ackroyd and his wife waving from balcony of Mansion House....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31301
Sort Number:
55/091
Time in/Out:
01:26:57:00 / 01:28:06:00
Canister:
55/91
Film ID:
553.22
Issue Date:
14/11/1955

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  • The show took place on 9 November 1955.

    This footage is almost entirely duplicated in clip 553.26.

    jamied 21st Jan 2013

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