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Lord Mayor's Sunday in Newcastle November 10th 1912

The great and good of Newcastle upon Tyne parade through the city centre on Lord Mayor's Sunday.

Non-Fiction 1912 4 mins Silent

Overview

Newcastle dignitaries in top hats and frock coats parade through the city centre on Lord Mayor's Sunday. En route to the Town Hall they pass a statue of Queen Victoria in St Nicholas' Square. At the time of this film the Lord Mayor was local businessman John Frederick Weidner, a shipowner and shipbroker who also exported coal from Newcastle.

The parade itself is somewhat funereal, but the eagle-eyed, curious viewer will spot what appears to be a vegetarian cafe in the corner of the square - perhaps surprising for 1912.