Opening of Drill Hall, Accrington by General Baden-Powell

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[nylonTS]

@OssyTuber Im not from your area and your not alone im sorry to say

Idont know where our country has gone wrong we were so proud at one time

now we have little pride in anything

[OssyTuber]

Seems like a million years ago, it's all so bloody sad! How far has the area fallen, all through the loss of jobs.

[chanctonbury63]

@caljoemen Ill give you a clue. Its in the title.

[nik418]

My God they'd be shocked if they saw the dump now wouldn't they!

[ourvic]

Fantanstic shots of long ago, only wished they had the techs of today..still remarkable.

[StooBainbridge]

I'm not sure where the first 'scene' was shot, but the latter bit is on Blackburn Road. You can see the Town Hall in the background to the right of shot.

[caljoemen]

where is this?

[kawasaki5187]

Yes I think they were in steel drums and discovered when an old shop was being cleared out

[accypete]

I m sure these are the films that were found in Blackburn about 10 years ago.

I think some one pulled them out of a skip

[hakkamantis]

My home town, my Grandmother was 8 years old at the time.