Funeral of Queen Victoria (1901)
- Hyde Park
- 1901
Hollow Drift Children's Procession, Durham (1902)
Thousands march up Old Elvet in Durham to mark the Coronation of Edward VII.
“Remarkably distinct," cheered the Durham Chronicle when this film screened in the city's Drill Hall: "many local ladies and gentlemen were easily recognised... it was a splendid reproduction and it has nightly been received with applause." No doubt such acclaim would have pleased Mitchell & Kenyon, who always aimed to capture as many faces as possible to attract customers to their film shows.
Thousands march up Old Elvet in Durham to mark the Coronation of Edward VII.
M&K 679: Large stationary group, a mix of children and adults in Durham market place. They are watching a conductor on stage, the band can be seen below.
M&K 680: Replacement title (0.07). Procession of school children (boys and girls) led by boy band parade (left to right) up North Street (?) accompanied by parents (?). Some of the children carry Union flags (2.50mins).
M&K 681: Replacement title (0.07). Continuation of procession of school children (mainly girls) who parade (left to right) up North Street (?) accompanied by parents (?). Some of the children carry Union flags (2.30mins).
M&K 682:
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The Great and the Good
Royals, military heroes and sportsmen compete in the Edwardian fame game.
Mitchell and Kenyon's films suggest a company that was most at ease filming ordinary people at work and play. But the Edwardian era, just as today, had its public figures who could draw an audience - and audiences were M&K's business.
Edwardian celebrity culture was narrower than today's: headed by the King and other royals, followed by military heroes of the Boer War, politicians and a host of mayors and other local dignitaries. But an increasingly professionalised world of sport was already making its own stars: early signs of the new celebrity order of the later 20th century.
37 videos in this collection
1
Funeral of Queen Victoria (1901)
2
Joseph Chamberlain at Home (1902)
3
Return of Kitchener (1902)
4
The King's Ride in the Isle of Man (1902)
5
Princess Louise at Liverpool (1906)
6
Arthur Mold Bowling to A.N.Hornby (1901)
7
Prince of Siam in Liverpool (1901)
8
Lord Mayor of Cork Arriving For Official Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902)
9
Wigan Coronation Celebrations and Street Scenes (1902)
10
Wigan Mayoral Coronation Procession (1902)
11
Chorley Coronation Processions (1911)
12
Royal Proclamation of Death of Queen Victoria, Blackburn (1901)
13
Police Annual Inspection at Birchfields Park (1901)
14
Coronation Festivities at Accrington (1902)
15
Visit of H.R.H. Princess Louise to Blackburn (1905)
16
St George's Day Procession in Liverpool (1901)
17
Clitheroe Coronation Procession (1911)
18
Royal Visit to Manchester, Owens College (1902)
19
Great Harwood Coronation Celebrations (1911)
20
His Worship the Mayor Leaving Lancaster Town Hall (1902)
21
Arrival of VIP For Official Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902)
22
Lord Roberts Presenting Medals to Boer War Volunteers in Liverpool (1901)
23
Visit of the Duke of Connaught C.I.C. Forces in Ireland and Prince Henry of Prussia to Cork Exhibition (1902)
24
Funeral of the Late Captain of the Mexborough Fire Brigade (1902)
25
Leeds Mayoral Procession For the Coronation Celebrations (1902)
26
Trade Procession at Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902)
27
Funeral Procession in Edinburgh (1901)
28
Oddfellows Procession in St Helens (c.1901)
29
Royal Visit to Bangor (1902)
30
Procession of Firemen, Nelson (c.1902)
31
Hollow Drift Children's Procession, Durham (1902)
32
Birmingham University Procession on Degree Day (1901)
33
Wainwright Conservative Club, Blackpool (c.1906)
34
Royal Visit to Rhyl (1902)
35
Visit of Sir George Cotton at Accrington (1902)
36
Funeral of Canon Morrissey in Burnley (1903)
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