Ideal Home Exhibition

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1187A
Date Released
6 Mar 1952
Date submitted
28 Feb 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ideal Home Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: The Cross of Meriden in Warwickshire has been re-erected by permission of the authorities stone by stone in the Ideal Village of Olympia. The Ideal Village, which is one of the features of this year’s Ideal Home Exhibition, includes of course the ideal village pub. The Minister of Housing and Local Government, Mr Macmillan, paid a visit to the People’s House, in which he is vitally interested. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Sign Daily Mail Ideal Homes. Cross of Meriden in Warwickshire - same being erected with identical surroundings. Village pub. People play darts. General shot of main hall. Meriden Cross. Mr Harold Macmillan walking around exhibition. Toy section Flook & Others, various shots of gardens with waterfalls etc.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Cardiff.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Olympia
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
56855
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ideal Home Exhibition', British Movietone News Issue No. 1187A, 6 Mar 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17643 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)