Set up in 1977, the North West Film Archive preserves moving images made in or about Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria and offers a variety of access services to users in the public, academic and commercial sectors.
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Technological Education in Britain
Come to Manchester for technology training in an industrial city built for the purpose.
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Overview
A promotional film for the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, introducing the city to aspiring students. Reel 1 shows the city centre, the docks and Ship Canal, Alderley Edge and a distant view of Jodrell Bank. In Reel 2, we look inside and outside the university buildings - busy places over 50 years ago, and today part of the largest academic campus in Europe.
The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
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