Britain’s New Oil Refinery

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1086A
Date Released
30 Mar 1950
Date submitted
1950
Date submitted
16 Mar 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s New Oil Refinery. DESCRIPTION: The first of Britain’s post-war oil refineries to come into use covers a site of over 2,000 acres at Stanlow, Cheshire. The new cooling tower, when finished, will be the biggest of its kind in the world. SHOTLIST: KS. Elevated GV refinery. Various ground shots of refinery. Various elevated GVs of refinery taken from top of tower. Several shots of the water tower under construction, cement being poured into position. GV of tower. Various shots of refinery including other parts of refinery other than the new water tower.
Keywords
Science and technology
Locations
Cheshire; Stanlow
Card file number
53412
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britain’s New Oil Refinery', British Movietone News Issue No. 1086A, 30 Mar 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16290 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)