Top of the Town
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Top of the Town. DESCRIPTION: The tower block of Millbank Development, tallest of London’s new skyscrapers, is higher than St Paul’s and more than twice the height of Nelson’s Column. The top of the town, indeed, and from its roof you can really get a bird’s-eye-view of the capital’s famous landmarks. Presiding at the traditional Topping-out ceremony was the Chairman of Vickers. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV tower block. LS same. GV bird’s eye view of London from top of building. GV Palace of Westminster. LS same. GV Westminster Abbey. GV Lambeth Palace. MS crane lifting concrete. LS workers. MS concrete is emptied out. CU Chairman of Vickers spreads concrete. LS workers. CU artist’s impression of building.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Business and commerce; Ceremonies
- Locations
- London
- Card file number
- 82885
- Credits:
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- Camera
- A. R. Edmonds
- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Length of story (in feet)
- 92
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