A Round House

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1497A
Date Released
13 Feb 1958
Date submitted
10 Feb 1958
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Round House. DESCRIPTION: A round house, being towed by the Thames from the docks on its way to Olympia. It will be on show at the Jubilee Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition. Specially designed by a German, for workers in remote regions of the Belgian Congo. It is made of aluminium. SHOTLIST: Shots of the Round House being towed up the Thames on a barge. Shots of house being loaded at Chiswick onto lorry en route to Olympia.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Engineering; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; River Thames; England
Card file number
72806
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Round House', British Movietone News Issue No. 1497A, 13 Feb 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22211 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)