Manchester Band of Hope Procession | movie | 1901 | Official Featurette - video Dailymotion

A temperance society decries the demon drink on the streets of Edwardian Manchester. | dG1faDVYUEoyUmNhdkk

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00:00 The Manchester Band of Hope procession was filmed in June 1901 and actually forms part

00:11 of many exhibitions commissioned by A.D. Thomas during his two-month stay.

00:20 The Band of Hope was a temperance movement aimed at promoting abstinence of alcohol and

00:26 the banners themselves actually portray the influence of this temperance movement at the

00:31 time.

00:45 The Band of Hope was formed in order to actually safeguard the health and welfare of the children

00:51 and the processions form a popular part of their marketing ploy in order to attract new

00:58 converts to the cause.

01:11 Its target audience were children and they used the latest technologies such as the magic

01:14 lantern and the cinematograph as an instrument of education in their fight against the perils

01:19 of alcohol.

01:24 The films reflect the importance of children and women in their fight against the evils

01:29 of drink including banners such as bread and not beer.

01:36 The children often wore Sunday best and even though the nature of the exhibition and the

01:42 nature of the actual march is supposed to be solemn with sobriety the order of the day,

01:48 the spontaneous reaction of people to the camera shows that the actual procession was

01:52 a major part of celebrations in the Manchester region.

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