Preston Egg Rolling (c1901)

This film is part of the Mitchell and Kenyon collection - an amazing visual record of everyday life in Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century. For more information about the films of Mitchell and Kenyon see http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/mk/

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• Victorian
• Edwardian
• Lifestyle
• Preston
• Lancashire
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[menacinghat]

@Prestonukbenny

only on video. no tv,no iphone,horrible long work hours,disease everywhere.

[Hellishcrusade]

@excavtrooper - No, I know they'd say "We're glad you stopped bullying their country into submission"

[excavtrooper]

@greenisland75 , They would say, "What did you do to our beloved Nation and Empire"

[FaerieCrone]

This makes me feel sad when I look at the world today. People used to have respect and dignity and now they use the 'c' word quite freely and just don't care anymore.

[jonnynuclear]

I took my son egg rolling this year(2011). My parents took me and so on. Great Prestonian tradition

[Papdog1]

Children are children, no different today. Those kids grew up and died long ago. This is just a poignant snapshot in time.

[bishyboy1]

I think its amazing that the people stand there like there are being photographed like the narrator says- I suppose they didnt really know what was going on- but what a lovely Easter that looks.

[sanmiguel357]

I dont live in Preston anymore but I can remember doing the same as a kid in the early sixties.

Interesting post, thanks.

[gsf67]

My grandfather came from Preston, born 1903, emigrated to NZ after W.W.2

[greenisland75]

Wouldn't it be great if a group of people from 1901 were shown a film of England in 2010. What thoughts would they have? How would they feel? What would they think of us?