The Lord Mayors Show 1926 (1926)
Full title reads: The Lord Mayor s Show. Striking gesture of this year s procession was pageant of past passenger transport contrasted with the present. London. M, S of procession passing cathedral, church. People in procession are dressed in period costumes and ride different types of transport; horses, bicycles, penny farthings, tricycles, carriages, vintage motor cars, motor bikes and side cars. M, S of dignitaries in ceremonial robes, including Lord Mayor of London, Colonel Sir William Robert Pryke. More shots of passenger carrying road vehicles; stage coaches, charabanc, doubledecker buses. Intertitle reads: London s Fire Brigades of 1710, 1750, 1791 and 1832. M, S of procession of floats with men dressed in period fire men s uniforms. Intertitle reads: and magnificent Fire Fighters of today. Procession of fire crews on modern fire engines. C, U of Lord Mayor tipping his tricorne hat. Various shots of Lord Mayor s gilded carriage riding through crowd lined streets.
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