Set up in 1977, the North West Film Archive preserves moving images made in or about Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria and offers a variety of access services to users in the public, academic and commercial sectors.
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Inward Bound
Travelling inland with the 'Manchester Commerce', heading for home.
Amateur film 1934 16 mins Silent
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Overview
Metropolitan-Vickers Amateur Cine Society presents this "filmic essay" - a fascinating record of North West industrial heritage taking us along the Ship Canal from the Mersey to Manchester Docks. We travel inland with the 'Manchester Commerce', passing under the operational Runcorn transporter bridge to the vessel's home port, and the docks where the cranes can set to work unloading her cargo.
Genres
Amateur filmDocumentary
Released
1934
Country
United Kingdom
Location
LiverpoolEasthamRuncornBarton Upon IrwellSalford Quays
Language
English
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