What was Crewe like almost 100 years ago? Take a look back at the town back in 1927 with this rare footage celebrating 50 years of the town being incorporated.

This footage was taken from 'Crewe The Way We Were', a documentary about the town from the Britain on Film archives.

It features incredible footage, historic photos and newspaper reports from the Crewe Guardian.

The rare video shows Interwar period adult and schoolchildren lining the streets of Crewe in 1927 (Photo: YouTube).

Marking 50 years of the town of Crewe being incorporated, the video shows Interwar period adult and schoolchildren lining the streets, with young ones handed boxes of chocolates.

In 1927, Crewe celebrated two major jubilees: The Golden Jubilee of its incorporation as a Borough, which led to the creation of the Jubilee Gardens, Hightown, and the Golden Jubilee of the Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Church. 

A foundation stone was laid as part of the celebrations, which reads "Borough of Crewe 1877. Jubilee 1927.

Check out the footage of Crewe from 1927 above. Happy Christmas.

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