Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bermondsey Receives the Queen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
596
Date Released
4 Nov 1940
Date submitted
31 Oct 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Visits Bermondsey. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty received a hearty welcome in South East London when she visited the homeless victims of Nazi air raids. SHOTLIST: The Queen visits the Feeding and Rest Centre for air raid homeless at the Dockland Club, Abbey Street, Bermondsey. One shots shows her having a model farmyard demonstrated to her by four small boys.
Keywords
Royalty; Organisations; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Displaced persons; Toys and models
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39956
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bermondsey Receives the Queen', British Movietone News Issue No. 596, 4 Nov 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11245 (Accessed 27 Jul 2025)