The Media Archive for Central England is the public screen archive for the East and West Midlands. An independent charity and company based at the University of Lincoln, MACE acquires, catalogues, preserves and makes widely available moving image materials that inform our understanding of the diverse cultures and histories of communities between the Lincolnshire coast and the Welsh border.
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Bilston Parade
1926's annual Bilston Civic Sunday fell on 6 June and was celebrated with much pomp in the Staffordshire town.
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Overview
Veterans of the Great War, boy scouts, girl guides and a huge array of fire fighters and police officers march past the camera in this local topical film of Bilston's 1926 Civic Sunday parade. The film was arranged by Thomas Wood who ran a chain of local cinemas and his flagship 'Wood's Palace' features in this film. Cecil B. DeMille's The Golden Bed may be the next feature at the Palace but it will be soon replaced by this slice of local life.
Wood's Palace, like many other cinemas, was converted into a bingo hall in 1964. Two years later the Borough of Bilston itself was abolished with most parts of the old town being incorporated into nearby Wolverhampton.
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