Primrose Day 1926

Star Item

Description

Merseyside.

Title: "Primrose Day. Liverpool's tribute to great Statesman".

L/S of a crowd gathered around a statue of Benjamin Disraeli that has been draped in garlands, in the background is a large building with columns, black with soot. M/S of wreaths and garlands covered the base...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
25698
Sort Number:
G 1287
Time in/Out:
01:47:34:00 / 01:48:06:00
Canister:
G 1287
Film ID:
488.26
Issue Date:
22/04/1926

Comments (2)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

  • "Primrose Day" takes place annually on 19 April, so we can safely date this film as being from 19 April 1926.

    The "great statesman" referred to is Lord Beaconsfield, better known as the late Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.

    jamied 11th May 2012
  • Thanks. Much appreciated.

    British Pathé 21st Jun 2012

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
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.
Battle
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.
Churchill
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Related Videos

Hide
Primrose Day

Primrose Day

Diana Churchill heads the 'Primrose Day' ceremony, where wreaths of flowers are placed on the grave of Lord Beaconsfield.

Primrose Day

Primrose Day

Austen Chamberlain and Primrose League Pilgrims lay wreaths on the grave of Lord Beaconsfield.

The Oaks

The Oaks

Rockfel wins 'The Oaks' horse race on Ladies Day at Epsom.

Primrose Day - Lord Beaconsfield

Primrose Day - Lord Beaconsfield

Sir W. Joynson-Hicks lays tribute to Lord Beaconsfield on Primrose Day.

Primrose Day In London

Primrose Day In London

Memorial ceremony for former Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli outside Westminster Palace.

( Primrose Day - Joynson Hicks )

( Primrose Day - Joynson Hicks )

New Postmaster General Sir W. Joynson-Hicks at annual tribute to Benjamin Disraeli.

 

 

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.
Death Row
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.
Buchenwald
10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.
WW1
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
LULU'S WEDDING
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.
 Before_Famous
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.
Transport_Inventions