Merseyside - 1941 British Council Film Collection - CharlieDeanArchives / Archival Footage

A description of the Mersey from its source in the Derbyshire hills to its estuary below Liverpool. Trivia: At 05:00 'Merseyway' in Stockport can be seen. In 1965 this area would become Merseyway Shopping Centre, among the first UK shopping precincts. Many of the companies that appear in Merseyside, such as Edmondson's and Tate & Lyle Ltd., are still operating today. This film has been made available by the British Council Film Collection for non-commercial research and educational purposes . . The British Council Film Collection consists of 120 short documentaries made by the British Council during the 1940s designed to show the world how Britain lived, worked and played. View, download and play with the Collection at www.britishcouncil.org/film . CharlieDeanArchives - Archive footage from the 20th century making history come alive!