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"Lancashire - Beautiful War Memorial unveiled at St. Annes-on-Sea in presence of Mr. Stephen Walsh. Pathe News, 1924".

Silent film clip
Produced by Pathe News, 1924.
Duration: 1.02 mins

The clip only lasts one minute but is quite clear.
The man stood between the Town Clerk and the Mayor looks like Lord Ashton.

Scenes include:

• Stephen Walsh and senior army officers walking slowly past a crowd of people.
• The memorial surmounted with the statue of a woman with her arms outstretched; camera tilts down to show a Union Jack covering the base of the statue, a large crowd watch as the flag drops from the memorial.
• Looking over the heads of the crowd; the two-minute silence.
• The mayor laying a large wreath on the memorial.
• A group of children - mainly little girls - walking past carrying bouquets of flowers.
• Children laying flowers at the base of the memorial.