Catholic Procession In Manchester (1937)

Title reads: "Manchester".
Annual Roman Catholic Procession in Manchester.
The procession starts in Albert Square. The Bishop of Salford watches. Various shots of the procession of children, some carry banners, includes choir boys and girls in white dresses. There are far less children walking in the parade than normal as it is raining heavily - the girls' white dresses are stained with mud, some wear coats over top. Various shots of forlorn looking crowd watching. Representative from Manchester's Italian community carry a large figure of Madonna and child decorated with flowers.
Note: may have once been part of LNER issue. Item originally belonged to Pathe Gazettes issue 37/41.
FILM ID:941.11
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. www.britishpath...
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT www.britishpath...
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 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. www.britishpat...

[@HelloGoodbye2085]

I went the the processa del Rosario only last year in ancoats, a really beautiful and familial experience that I would highly recommend, it’s still the same statue of our lady that is carried to this day! Feel welcome to come along ❤