New TUC Headquarters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1504A
Date Released
3 Apr 1958
Date submitted
28 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New TUC Headquarters. DESCRIPTION: In the new Congress House, the TUC at last has a fine London headquarters, the first real home-of-its-own in its 90 years’ history. It is reported to have cost a million pounds. Mr Aneurin Bevan came to attend the opening. Mr Hugh Gaitskell was there, too; and so was Trade Union leader Mr Frank Cousins. Sir Jacob Epstein’s sculpture: Mother & Son, commemorates trade unionists of all parties who lost their lives in two wars. SHOTLIST: MS trumpeters. GV building. Different angle same. GV interior of hall. Same. CU new lighting. MS interior. MS Aneurin Bevan arrives. MS Hugh Gaitskell arrives. MS Mr Frank Cousins arrives. MS audience through a window. LS trumpeters sound fanfare. MS Epstein’s statue unveiled. CU Epstein’s statue. LS same.
Keywords
Organisations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Arts and crafts; Ceremonies
Locations
London; England
Card file number
73243
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New TUC Headquarters', British Movietone News Issue No. 1504A, 3 Apr 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22308 (Accessed 11 Nov 2025)