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Accrington Parade (1901)

Marching bands and local volunteers fill the streets of the Lancashire town.

Non-Fiction 1901 5 mins Silent

Overview

Military parades were frequent and well-attended events in the Edwardian era, particularly around the time of the Anglo-Boer War, when public fascination with the daring exploits of its national heroes was at its height. War in South Africa was still raging when this Accrington parade took place. Young women shake collecting boxes as cadets, the Mayor's carriage and regimental bands pass by.

Genres

Non-Fiction

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Accrington

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

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