As well as the parade itself, this lively film conveys the heady atmosphere of a teeming Birmingham city centre in which pedestrians and horse-drawn buses jostle for space. The film was screened as part of a compilation of 'locals' at the Curzon Hall in July 1902, an event billed in the press as "A Stupendous Show... the Largest and Finest Collection of Animated Pictures ever seen in Birmingham."

The Boys' Brigade was founded in Glasgow in 1883 as a religious and patriotic movement, and informed the development of Baden Powell's Scout Movement.

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M&K 514: Boys' Brigade march down Birmingham street; followed by small crowd and horse-drawn buses. Note: Harborne is a borough in Birmingham. (Synopsis) M&K 514: Replacement title (0.07). Detachments of Boys' Brigades march right to left down a street watched by onlookers. They are led by a policeman and guided by Boys' Brigade officers (1.51). Once the march has passed, a small crowd follows them followed by three horse-drawn buses (with destinations Corporation Street, Five Ways and Harborne), and two carriages - the scenes look like traffic scenes rather than people following a march (2.20). Crowds in the street waving at the camera, in the background is the tailors G.C. Dean (2.50mins). (Shotlist) M&K 512: End of the prize giving for an athletics event in Birmingham (following on from Mitchell and Kenyon 516). Then a street procession in Birmingham. (Synopsis) M&K 512: Replacement title (0.06) Prize giving for sporting event. A woman in a white dress and bonnet stands behind a table and hands prizes and trophies to the athletes. When all the prizes are handed out, the men give cheer with their hats in the air, and the woman nods her thanks. A girl gives flowers to the woman and the people start to disperse ^[1]. Policemen stand in front of the watching crowds in the background. (1.05) Street scene. Boys and men walk down a street towards camera followed by a marching band. Girls and women watch by the side of the road. Police men in front of the band keep the crowds back out of the way (1.40) (Shotlist)

512 is followed by 514 The end of 512 features the fist section of Church Parade of the Boys Brigade in Birmingham (1902).

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