Liverpool was a flourishing, prosperous city in 1901 and this display of English patriotism and civic pride was one of several events in the city captured on film that year. We see the throng of onlookers around Nelson's monument and Castle Street as the procession wends its way to St. George's Hall.
Watch the official St George's Day Procession in Liverpool 1901 trailer in HD below.
United Kingdom 23 April 1901
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1901:
01 November 1901
Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R.
27 April 1901
The champion lady boxers of the world. Shows two female pugilists who are really clever. They engage in a hot one-round sparring bout.
27 April 1901
This wonderful dog "Mannie," owned by the vaudeville star, Miss Laura Comstock, is a most learned animal.
08 November 1901
A conjurer vanishes animals then vanishes himself.
06 September 1901
A short film depicting a dramatized scene from the Boer War, produced by the Lancashire company Mitchell and Kenyon.
16 November 1901
This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.
22 October 1901
Firefighters ring for help, and here comes the ladder cart; they hitch a horse to it. A second horse-drawn truck joins the first, and they head down the street to a house fire.
01 January 1901
Documentary filmed by Fructuoso Gelabert at the Spanish coast.
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