A Passport for Bugler Atkinson

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A Passport for Bugler Atkinson

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Location

Belfast City Centre

Year

1966

Date

Production 06/09/1966

Length

23sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Bugler Atkinson, the last of the Hillsborough Guard is in Belfast to pick up his passport. He is off to the British Fortnight Promotion in Chicago. He will sound his bugle every morning of the show and greet customers. 

The Hillsborough Fort Guards were founded in 1660 when Hillsborough was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II. The Guard was revived in 2021. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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