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Old 11-07-2008, 16:23   #6
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Re: Opening Of Drill Hall By General Baden-Powell

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Originally Posted by steeljack View Post
good film , would be interested to know if Accrington was an 'an independant' town in those days , i.e. were all the police and firemen shown in the film from Accrington Borough ,
another thought came to me ......who would be classed as Accrington society these days ?
well done fc:stanley
Most of the 'police' shown in the film are in fact members of the East Lancs Regiment. Police, then as now, did not normally carry rifles while on parade. The helmet of the East lancs regiment was then very similar to a police helmet.
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