Lumiere Catalogue No 725. Part of a series of one-take scenes shot from a moving train travelling from Belfast to Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin.
Shot List
View from moving train of Lisburn train station. The name of the station can be seen. Also view along platform, train carriages, station buildings. View of large houses.
Year
1897
Location
Lisburn
Rights Holder
Association Frères Lumière
Courtesy of
Association Frères Lumière
Credits
Photography - Alexandre Promio
Source
National Film and Television Archive
Format
35mm, film, black and white, silent
Silent
Yes
Length
51sec
Notes
Pierre and Auguste Lumiere were French pioneers of the cinema. They were noted for their one-shot, one-reel films of places and scenes of every day life. It is likely that Alexandre Promio was the cameraman who actually shot these scenes.