Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Oak for New Parliament

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
983A
Date Released
8 Apr 1948
Date submitted
8 Apr 1948
Date submitted
5 Apr 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oak for House of Commons. DESCRIPTION: English oak is being cut for the panelling in the new House of Commons. SHOTLIST: KS GV Houses of Parliament shot from Millbank, with Victoria Gardens in the fore. Pan Library shots of ruins of old House of Commons, bomb damage several shots. KIDDERMINSTER - MS chopping of trees. Men use hand saw, sawing base of oak. Tree begins and falls out of camera. Men chopping branches off trunk of tree. Mechanical saw sawing section of trunk. (2 shots of 2 types of mechanical saws). Trunks being automatically loaded onto a trailer. Trailer drives away out of camera. MS trunk being mechanically planed.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Forestry
Locations
London; Kidderminster
Card file number
50044
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Oak for New Parliament', British Movietone News Issue No. 983A, 8 Apr 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15043 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)