A Rolls Royce Comes Home

A Rolls Royce Comes Home

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Details

Location

Hilden

Year

1965

Date

Production 29/04/1965

Length

03min 51sec

Audio

mute, sound

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

A 1912 Silver Ghost Rolls Royce has arrived back in Lisburn after being in the USA since 1913. Maurice Smyth shows us around this beautiful car and meets the present owner, Mr JD Barbour. Mr Barbour explains the history of the car. He’s going to use it as a “runabout” car, as you do. 

Notes

The Barbour family arrived in Ireland in the late 18th century and founded a thread factory at Hilden, Lisburn. The Barbour linen thread became the best-selling linen thread in the world. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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