| CROWNING OF THE ROSE QUEEN AT HEATON PARK Traditional rose queen pageant in Manchester. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5342 |
| Catalog #: | 243068 | |
| Clip Number: | 243068-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1304 | |
| Timecode: | 01:34:51 - 01:35:51 | |
| Location: | Manchester | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Beauty FESTIVALS: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Manchester | |
| Description: | Crowning of the Rose Queen at Heaton Park. Manchester M/S of group of little girls in white, a woman places a crown of roses onto the head of an awkward teenage girl. The girl is then presented with a sceptre by a boy dressed as a Regency page. C/U of the girl - the Rose Queen - standing next to an older woman. L/S of a crowd watching a country dancing display in Heaton Park. M/S of children dressed as pixies doing ridiculous dancing. M/S of a procession lead by Rose Queen and two Scotts bag pipers. C/U of a man with a white beard and a chain - the Mayor? M/S of a miserable looking couple, the woman holds a bouquet, he wears a mayoral chain. M/S of five posh women. | |
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