Church Congress Opens (1926)

Full title reads: “Church Congress Opens. Striking procession of Bishops and Priests at opening of Church’s Annual Parliament“. Southport, Merseyside. Low angled M/S of three priests on a balcony. One of priests speaks - archbishop of Liverpool, perhaps? M/S procession of priests and bishops, some where mortar boards. L/S of procession, crowds stand under trees in foreground watching priests pass. M/S of Mayor (of Liverpool? Southport?), flanked by priests walking in procession. M/S of head of procession led by bishop (Archbishop of Canterbury - Most Reverand Cosmo Gordon Lang). Cuts exist - see separate record for details. 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 ne