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Balmoral Showgrounds, Bangor, Derry, Hillsborough, Lisburn, Portadown, Various
1953
04/06/1991 (first transmission)
44min 56sec
sound
film
black and white, colour
BBC NI
BBC NI, Lisburn Museum
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Compilation programme comprised of amateur film of the Coronation in 1953 and the subsequent three-day visit of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Shots consist mainly of Lisburn - but also includes Aldergrove arrival with Northern Ireland Cabinet and Prime Minister, Bangor, Hillsborough, Balmoral showgrounds, Portadown and the Royal Train to Lisahally and transfer by cruiser to Londonderry. This item is comprised of a selection of four amateur films edited together and accompanied by sound and commentary recorded at the BBC.
Presented by Lisburn Camera Club; Narrated by Michael Baguley; Original Film Makers - Alex Ferguson, Sam Hopkins, Charlie McAfee, Harold Patterson, Howard Walker and an unknown cameraman; Produced for TV by David Dillon
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