Army Aids Traffic

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1658A
Date Released
16 Mar 1961
Date submitted
13 Mar 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army Aids Traffic. DESCRIPTION: Like so many places in Britain, Bath has a traffic problem. In this case, it’s partly due to flood damage to the old bridge across the Avon, which has had to be reinforced. The Army has now come to the rescue, by building a temporary bridge, while more work on the old one goes on and traffic in the city is replanned. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV shopping centre in Bath. GV traffic on road. LS damaged bridge across the Avon. Pan to temporary one. GV pan across bridge built by the army. CU crane - soldier operating. MS crane carrying iron girder. CU back shot soldiers. GV soldiers working. MS bridge. MS soldiers knocking rivets into bridge. CU part of bridge. GV soldiers - bridge in b/g. LS pan crowd watching. GV bridge. MCU soldiers queue up for tea. CU tea poured into cup. MS pan soldiers eating. MS same.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Road transport; Engineering; Military
Locations
England
Footage sources
West England Film Unit
Card file number
82062
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Army Aids Traffic', British Movietone News Issue No. 1658A, 16 Mar 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24025 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)