Centenary Sir W. Lawson (1929)

Centenary Sir W. Lawson. Location of events unknown. Lawson centenary; 1929. Ceremony on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Wilfrid Lawson; English radical M. P; temperance advocate supporter of abolition of House of Lords. Small crowd gathered around monument in park. Elderly man lays wreath against monument. Shots of statue of L. atop monument. Politics; politicians; government. FILM ID:2418. 1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19101932), Empire News Bulletin (19261930), British Paramount (19311957), and Gaumont British (19341959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.