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The Lillywhites take on the Wolves at Deepdale, watched by a large crowd and the club mascot.
Non-Fiction 1904 5 mins Silent
Preston were football's first 'Invincibles', but the start of the 20th century saw them yo-yo between the first and second divisions. The striking contrast between the covered stand and the spectators precariously balanced on fences round the other sides of the ground reveal a sport in a process of rapid transition, becoming increasingly professionalised and more of a business.
This film was initially identified as the 2-2 draw played on 19 November 1904, but the stand seen here is nowhere to be seen in footage shot for Mitchell and Kenyon at Preston's home game against Notts County just a month earlier, on 15 October. Since it's unlikely that such a structure could be built so quickly, this is probably the 3-2 Preston win on 28 October 1905. The two teams didn't play again until 1912. Wolves fans may be wondering why their team seem to playing in an all-black strip, but this is an optical effect of the film stock of the time. The team's kit of the period was predominately black with golden stripes, but the gold has registered much darker than it would on more modern film stock, so the stripes disappear into the background.
Non-Fiction 1902 4 mins Silent Location: Kingston upon Hull
Rugby arch rivals lock horns in Hull.
Non-Fiction 1901 19 mins Silent Location: Leeds
Jolly japes and jumping in the lake - it's the water carnival in Leeds on Lifeboat Day.
Non-Fiction 1902 7 mins Silent Location: Headingley
Athletes and acrobats wow the crowds at the annual Cycling Club carnival.
Non-Fiction 1902 5 mins Silent Location: Accrington
Rare film record of an Edwardian local league cricket game between two Lancashire sides.
Non-Fiction 1901 9 mins Silent Location: Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Did he bowl or did he throw? A fascinating record of an early cricketing controversy.
Non-Fiction 1902 12 mins Silent Location: Birmingham
Crowds enjoying the spectacle at Birmingham Athletics Club.
Sport 1900 2 mins Silent Location: Preston
Relentless pressure from the Lilywhites leads to some cracking action but no goal for the camera
Amateur film 1938 10 mins Silent Location: Preston
Christmas planning on a grand scale in a Lancashire workplace.
Non-Fiction 1945 3 mins Silent Location: Fulwood
Winston Churchill visits Lancashire, in the closing days of his premiership and the last months of the Second World War.
Amateur film 1945 11 mins Silent Location: Preston
Playing the beautiful game - the ladies from Lancashire demonstrate their skills.
Non-Fiction 1952 12 mins Silent Location: Bolton
Any old iron? The people of the North West contribute to the nationwide collection of scrap metal.
1913 3 mins Silent Location: Preston
Red letter day in Preston
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