Armistice Day Thousands Attend Deeply Impressive Service Leeds (1926)

Full title reads: Thousands attend deeply impressive Armistace service in Leeds. Armistice Day, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Panning L, S over vast crowds gathered around war memorial; World War One veterans, servicemen, war widows observing minute silence. Various L, Ss of crowds. We see the men in the crowd simultaneously replace their hats and caps signalling the end of the minute. M, S of group of dignitaries wearing assortment of cocked and top hats. The Lady Mayoress Isabella Lupton is seen wearing Chains of Office. Preceding her is the Sergeantat Mace who leads the procession. The Great Mace of Leeds was made in 1694 and is carried here before the Lady Mayoress to represent Royal Authority. M, S of the dignitaries walking away from the memorial, some wearing paper poppies in their button holes. M, S Various shots of women and children laying wreaths at the base of the memorial. Note: regional variations of story for Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, Newcastle, Birmingham and Dublin a