Primrose Day 1926

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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...

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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

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • "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
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  • Thanks. Much appreciated.

    British Pathé 21st Jun 2012
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