Burial at sea of Sir Thomas White

From the collection of

North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University

Established in 1977, the North West Film Archive preserves moving images made in or about the North West of England for the education and enjoyment of the region’s people. Part of Manchester Metropolitan University Library’s Cultural Collections, and based within Manchester Central Library’s Archives+ partnership, we are a specialist resource dedicated to saving and growing our region’s rich filmed history.

Burial at sea of Sir Thomas White

North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University
Liverpool
1938-01-31
Silent
6m

This unusual short film, a Tatler News Theatre production, is a tribute to Sir Thomas White, leader of the Liverpool Unionists and chairman of the Mersey Tunnel Joint Committee. At the dockside on a chill January day, local people pay their last respects, as do mourners on the boat carrying his coffin to its final resting place, and those attending the memorial service at Liverpool Cathedral.

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