Solemn Public Procession

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
247-1
Date Released
17 May 1916
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "North London Catholics take part in a procession through the streets of Holloway." Procession of young boys in white frilled shirts and dark breeches, choir boys and men, and clergy. Choir men carrying a figure of the Virgin Mary under an arch of flowers followed by children carrying flowers and banners. Choir boys carrying figures of the Mother and Child. Man carrying the figure of Christ crucified followed by girls in white bearing a banner bearing figure of the Virgin Mary.
Keywords
Fashion and costume; Religion and belief
Length of story (in feet)
58

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Phone
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Address
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record

'Solemn Public Procession', Topical Budget Issue No. 247-1, 17 May 1916. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/125638 (Accessed 05 May 2026)