The Duke in Nottingham

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1353A
Date Released
12 May 1955
Date submitted
6 May 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Edinburgh Opens Nottingham Sluices. DESCRIPTION: The Trent River Board’s new flood protection scheme was recently inaugurated by the Duke of Edinburgh at Nottingham. His Royal Highness later inspected the £1,100,000 anti-flood plan. SHOTLIST: CU of water. GV of sluices. CU of Duke. Duke pressing the button. CU of the plaque unveiling. Duke inspects the works of the sluices. CU of the sluices. Duke boards launch. CUs of the Duke aboard the launch. Crowds lining the river banks. GV of the procession along the River Trent.
Keywords
Royalty
Locations
Nottingham
Card file number
63483
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Phil John Turner
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Duke in Nottingham', British Movietone News Issue No. 1353A, 12 May 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20057 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)