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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1198

Date Released

19 May 1952

Date submitted

12 May 1952

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Queen Mother’s Farewell to Black Watch
• 2. South Bank Disappearing
• 3. The American Scene: Fantastic Headgear
• 4. The American Scene: Ridge Riders
• 5. The American Scene: New Jet Bomber
• 6. The American Scene: Korea Rockets
• 7. The American Scene: New UN Commander
• 8. General Eisenhower’s Farewell

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: South Bank Demolition. DESCRIPTION: Touring the South Bank Site to watch the demolition, the Minister of Works (Mr David Eccles) saw for himself how quickly the Exhibition buildings were coming down. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS South Bank looking through entrance archway in foreground. Various shots of buildings being demolished, workmen using burners, pneumatic drills, etc. Girders crash to ground. Several shots of the skeleton of Dome of Discovery. Shot of partially demolished Skylon. Elevated GV of skyline of London looking towards Houses of Parliament; also towards St Paul’s Cathedral - very good shots for stock - please note. First few shots include Mr Eccles, Minister of Works inspecting the demolitions. LS Worker falls from girder. Slightly hurt.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Accidents and disasters; Engineering

Card file number

57191

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

96

Story extras:

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