New Lamps for Old

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1601
Date Released
8 Feb 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Lamps for Old. DESCRIPTION: Dungeness is to have new lamps for old, involving the construction of a new lighthouse to take them. It’s being built the modern way, and many technical improvements will go into this new building. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS Old Dungeness Light house. GV looking at crane hoisting sections. MS prefabricated section being hoisted. CU man adjusting grapplers. GV crane driver in cabin. MS prefabricated section being hoisted. CU man looking up. GV crane lowering prefab section to position. CU crane driver. GV section being fitted. LS section being lowered into position. CU workman adjusting section. Pan man at work. LS new lighthouse. MS ditto.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Engineering
Locations
England
Card file number
79265
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Lamps for Old', British Movietone News Issue No. 1601, 8 Feb 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23451 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)