Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Historic Crimean Coach Renovated

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
672
Date Released
20 Apr 1942
Date submitted
13 Apr 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Florence Nightingale’s Carriage. DESCRIPTION: The coach used by Florence Nightingale in the Crimea, damaged in the bombing of St Thomas’s Hospital, is to be renovated. SHOTLIST: The carriage which was damaged in the blitz is taken from St Thomas’s Hospital. It is repaired and driven out as good as new again. She used it during the Crimean war to travel between hospitals.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Health and medicine; War damage; History and archaeology
Card file number
42144
Credits:
Camera
Alfred A. Tunwell
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
30
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Historic Crimean Coach Renovated', British Movietone News Issue No. 672, 20 Apr 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12226 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)