Treat to 5000 Poor Burnley Children (1905)

Treat to 5000 Poor Burnley Children (1905)


Deprived Edwardian kids of Burnley enjoy some midsummer fun in the park.

The deafening sound of thousands of child-size clogs clattering on cobbled streets is missing from this poignant film, as are the children's excited chatter and the boom of brass bands. But the poverty is all-too visible in the children's grubby faces and ragged clothing and in the cases of rickets - bone deformations caused by a lack of Vitamin D from sunlight in industrial areas.


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