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Living Wigan (1902)

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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/


Added: Mar-25-2012 
By: gemini
In: Other Entertainment
Tags: history
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  • They had more idea about taking a good shot,110yrs ago,than a lot of the shite we see on LL today.BTW people in Wigan still dress like this.They are known as pie eaters,lol

    Posted Mar-25-2012 By 
    drivenwell2 (584.52)

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    • @ReplicantDeckard Pie eating hasn't been the same since the pie shop opposite Wigan NW station shut.

      Posted Mar-25-2012 By 
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    • @ReplicantDeckard I didnt say there was anything wrong with it!I once asked a guy from wigan,what they call people from St Helens.His reply was"Scousers bart brains"Translation scousers with no brains lol

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  • a simpler time.

    Notice how almost everyone is wearing a hat.

    Posted Mar-25-2012 By 
    alien_scones (73.20)  

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  • Grandad is that you ?

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  • I loved the colors of the tram. Jk. cool vid.

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  • Wow, all these people are probably dead now.

    Posted Mar-25-2012 By 
    ommadawn (3214.94)

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    • @ommadawn Not probably...Most definately

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    • @american loving brit

      At 1min 40secs, there's a little girl being held up, who must be 2 or 3 years old.

      So I'm covering myself in case she lived to 110 years old.

      A quick check yields very sad results....

      "Grace Adelaide Jones (born 7 December 1899) of Bermondsey, London, is an English supercentenarian. At the age of 112, Jones is the oldest person in the United Kingdom following the death of 112-year-old Violet Wood on 29 February 2012.

      She never married, but was engaged before her More..

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  • ~damn. Remember civilization, you limeys.

    Posted Mar-25-2012 By 
    dfaugust2k (1397.20)

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  • They act like those tribesmen in amazon forest nowadays

    Posted Mar-25-2012 By 
    ASDnametaken (28.80)

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  • The panning was cool; rarely seen in very early film.

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    joe prole (1653.70)  

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  • how far we have come in just 100 years. what would they think of us?

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    • @acehardware If you went to Wigan today with this footage still in mind you would think "Not very far"

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      fr33thinker (900.80)

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  • I love these "old time" films! Thanks for that!

    Posted Mar-25-2012 By 
    Tommyr (1033.74)  

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  • While you live, shine
    Don't suffer anything at all;
    Life exists only a short while
    And time demands its toll.

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  • I've seen this before but it is a wonderful film. I enjoy these oldies!

    Posted Mar-25-2012 By 
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