Liverpool - East Lancashire Road (1929)

Liverpool, Merseyside. Full titles read: “LIVERPOOL - EAST LANCASHIRE ROAD - The Lord Mayor who has been seriously ill - opens Liverpool section of new arterial road.“ L/S’s of the Mayor in very regal costume walking on crutches with other dignitaries, he makes a speech and cuts ribbon. L/S of the new road. M/S of the Mayor smiling. L/S of man in bowler hat digging sod of earth. L/S’s of the mayor being pushed around in a wheelchair, followed by crowds of people. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 t