Britain’s Largest Refinery Opened

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1163
Date Released
17 Sep 1951
Date Other
Aug 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s Largest Oil Refinery Opened. SHOTLIST: Model of the new oil refinery. Mr Attlee opens refinery. Unveils memorial plaque. Engraving of the refinery. Speaks about what is will mean to Britain. Shots of refinery.
Keywords
Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Engineering
Locations
Southampton; Fawley
Card file number
56075
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britain’s Largest Refinery Opened', British Movietone News Issue No. 1163, 17 Sep 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17371 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)