Rare film shows aftermath of the 1940 Christmas Blitz in Manchester
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxRare wartime footage shows the aftermath of the 1940 Christmas Blitz in Manchester which claimed hundreds of lives.The film - titled Manchester Took It, Too - was put together by the Co-operative Wholesale Society and is kept by the North West Film Archive.
It was first shown publicly five years ago.The footage shows the devastation of the Free Trade Hall, the Royal Exchange and Manchester Cathedral which were all bomb-damaged.Film excerpt from Manchester Took It, Too , a film produced by the Cooperative Wholesale Society in 1941, praising the resilience of the people of Manchester.
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