Nottingham A Port 1923

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Item title reads - Nottingham a port! Sir M. Barlow, Minister of Labour, opens new lock at Stoke, through navigation to Hull will soon be possible.

A boat sails up through the lock with Sir M. Barlow and lots of other people onboard. He cuts the ribbon as they sail through, which declares...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24028
Sort Number:
G 1024
Time in/Out:
01:31:47:00 / 01:32:39:00
Canister:
G 1024
Film ID:
318.16
Issue Date:

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  • "Sir M Barlow" is Sir Montague Barlow.

    jamied 20th Apr 2012
  • The title card identifies the location for this clip as being "Stoke". More correctly, the location is Stoke Bardolph, Nottinghamshire.

    The date of the opening of the lock was 9 October 1923.

    Here's a vintage photograph of the day's events.....

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    jamied 30th Sep 2012

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