
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Bamforth & Co. This building was the film studio and warehouse of the firm founded by James Bamforth in 1870. The firm became famous as a producer of lantern slides, a pioneer of motion pictures and a publisher of comic postcards. Recorded plaque organisation: Holme Valley Civic Society.
James Bamforth was an English filmmaker and entrepreneur who established Bamforth & Co., known for producing lantern slides, pioneering early motion pictures, and publishing comic postcards, significantly contributing to the development of visual entertainment technologies.
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Photo: Martin V Bamforth on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0