Unidentified Factory Gate Exit in Lancashire (c.1900)
A diverse workforce make their way from the factory, perhaps a Lancashire cotton mill?
The presence of the camera is clearly a welcome diversion for these early 20th century workers, many of whom would have enjoyed spotting themselves when the film was screened locally a few days later. The mixed labour force of men, women and children together, and the many shawls and clogs on show, suggests a Lancashire cotton mill, though we've yet to identify either the company or the place.
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Edwardian Enigmas
Who, what, where? Calling amateur detectives - can you help us solve these mysteries?
We've learned a lot about Mitchell and Kenyon since hundreds of their films were rediscovered in 1995. Research by the University of Sheffield and the BFI revealed a wealth of background detail about the films, the events they depict, how they were commissioned and shown. But a few films have so far stubbornly refused to give up their secrets.
So now's your chance to play amateur detective. Do you recognise this town, that street, those factory gates, that football team... even a face in the crowd? If you can, please let us know. And if you can't, you can still enjoy these heady slices of Edwardian (or Victorian) life.
16 videos in this collection
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Factory Exit in Lincoln (1900)
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Unidentified Chinese Men (c.1900)
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Parade of Schoolchildren (c.1902)
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Textile Workers Leaving a Factory (c.1901)
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Workers Leaving a Factory in Wigan (1902)
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Scene Outside a Factory (c.1902)
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Employees Leaving a Factory (c.1901)
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Street Scenes in North of England (c.1902)
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Factory Gate Exit (c.1901)
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Exit of Clerical and Factory Workers (c.1901)
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Workers at Ross & Hardy Paper Works (1901)
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Unidentified Factory Gate Exit in Lancashire (c.1900)
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Workforce Leaving a Factory in the North of England (c.1900)
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Unidentified Factory Gate (c.1900)
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