Peter Worden Collection of Mitchell and Kenyon Films

Key Information

Register:
National
Year of Inscription:
2011
Type of Heritage:
Film Archive
Nominating Institution:
BFI National Archive for BFI Southbank

The collection is recognised as the most exciting film discovery of recent times in Britain. This extraordinary actuality footage is a vivid and unparalleled social record of early 20th century British life – ordinary people in everyday situations. The geographical spread of the material encompasses Lancashire, Yorkshire, the Midlands, Scotland, Ireland, the North East, Bristol and North Wales.

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