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  • Short Summary

    King George V & Queen Mary visit Bedford.

  • Description

    King and Queen visit Bedford.

    Scenes of King George V & Queen Mary at various locations; meeting people. In a park; with many soldiers. Then on a street; with long building in BG; with a row of separate sloped roofs on top. They talk to some elderly men; then a young woman. At another street; they meet a group of people; women curtsy in front of the Queen, they all walk on together. Little girl curtsies and gives bouquet to Queen. King reviews troops. King & Queen meet wounded soldiers. Ends with group walking toward camera; ECU King George V.

    Royalty.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1896.03
    Media URN:
    72719
    Group:
    Old negatives
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1914 - 1918
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:02:15:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:02:54:00 / 01:05:09:00
    Canister:
    ON 096 C

Comments (1)

  1. Phil Mann says

    The 'street' with long building in BG with sloped roofs is the Queens Works factory of W H Allen & Sons Ltd. Manufactuers of diesel engines, turbines, pumps & generators. Allen engines were on the Titanic and many other navla vessels, water works, etc and all over the world. I served my apprenticship at Allens & still work for the company, unfortunately the works site is now housing

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