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Originally Posted by steeljack
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
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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.