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Rare Edwardian footage added to Unesco list | |
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A collection of film documentaries dating back 100 years that was found in the basement of a disused shop in 2002 has been added to a UN heritage list. | |
The restored films by Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon give an insightful visual record of late Victorian and early Edwardian British life. | The restored films by Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon give an insightful visual record of late Victorian and early Edwardian British life. |
The films, together with the GPO Film Archives, will be listed on the UK Memory of the World Register. | The films, together with the GPO Film Archives, will be listed on the UK Memory of the World Register. |
It was devised by UN cultural body Unesco to raise awareness of archives. | It was devised by UN cultural body Unesco to raise awareness of archives. |
The 800-reel Mitchell and Kenyon collection was discovered by historian Peter Worden in Blackburn, Lancashire, and features footage of the last soldier to receive the Victoria Cross from Queen Victoria herself. | The 800-reel Mitchell and Kenyon collection was discovered by historian Peter Worden in Blackburn, Lancashire, and features footage of the last soldier to receive the Victoria Cross from Queen Victoria herself. |
It also includes an early crime reconstruction and the first footage of a Manchester United game, from 1902. | It also includes an early crime reconstruction and the first footage of a Manchester United game, from 1902. |
The British Film Institute (BFI), which is home to the collection, restored the material, calling it "the most exciting film discovery of recent times". | The British Film Institute (BFI), which is home to the collection, restored the material, calling it "the most exciting film discovery of recent times". |
In 2005, the BBC made a three-part documentary series which featured the films. | In 2005, the BBC made a three-part documentary series which featured the films. |
The BFI is also home to the archives of the GPO Film Unit, which will join the Mitchell and Kenyon collection on the register. | |
It said the unit, which ran from 1933 to 1940, "produced one of the finest British collections of documentary, public information, animation and industrial film ever to come from a single UK source". | It said the unit, which ran from 1933 to 1940, "produced one of the finest British collections of documentary, public information, animation and industrial film ever to come from a single UK source". |
The BFI nominations were among 20 items and collections selected from libraries, archives and museums to represent the UK's heritage. | The BFI nominations were among 20 items and collections selected from libraries, archives and museums to represent the UK's heritage. |
David Dawson, chair of the UK Memory of the World Committee, said: "We were incredibly impressed by the diversity and richness of these nominations to the register." | David Dawson, chair of the UK Memory of the World Committee, said: "We were incredibly impressed by the diversity and richness of these nominations to the register." |
"These are some of the UK's exceptional, but lesser-known documentary riches. | "These are some of the UK's exceptional, but lesser-known documentary riches. |
"By awarding them with the globally-recognised Unesco Memory of the World status we hope to elevate them to the world stage." | "By awarding them with the globally-recognised Unesco Memory of the World status we hope to elevate them to the world stage." |
Founded in 1933, the BFI claims to have the largest and most culturally valuable film and television archive in the world. | Founded in 1933, the BFI claims to have the largest and most culturally valuable film and television archive in the world. |
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