New Thames Tunnel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1451A
Date Released
28 Mar 1957
Date submitted
22 Mar 1957
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Thames Tunnel. DESCRIPTION: It wasn’t until 1938 that a pilot tunnel between Purfleet and Dartford was actually completed. Now work has started again and Mr Nugent, the Minister of Transport’s Parliamentary Secretary went down 80 feet below the surface to the workings at the Dartford end, to inaugurate the scheme. The new underwater link between Kent and Essex will cost roughly £11,000,000 and should be finished within 5 years. SHOTLIST: GV Thames looking across to Purfleet. Slip pan to map of project. Slip pan to ministers climbing steps. Closer shot of same. 3 shots of 5. CU Mr Nugent going down in lift. Mr Nugent turning lever. Six shots of tunnel, workmen, etc.
Keywords
Politics and government; Engineering
Locations
Dartford
Card file number
70175
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Robert Turner
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Thames Tunnel', British Movietone News Issue No. 1451A, 28 Mar 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21593 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)