Birmingham Memories

Synopsis

Included here are rare early colour recordings held by the Central Library of Birmingham. The recordings date from between 1930-1970s and cover:
-Everyday life in Birmingham in the 1930s
-Celebrations in the city to mark the proclamation of King Edward VIII in 1936
-Centenary celebrations of 1938
-Recently discovered unique colour film of the VE Day celebrations in Birmingham
-Colour films of Birmingham’s Trams including the Victory Tram from 1945
-Rare film depicting the many industries which help give Birmingham the title ‘The City of a Thousand Trades’
-The great changes which took place during the 1960s.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Subjects

Film studies; History

Keywords

Birmingham; film archives; local history

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£7.99

Availability

Sale

Year

2019

Distributor

Name

UK History Store

Web

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