Essex - Top of the School

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1711
Date Released
19 Mar 1962
Date submitted
14 Mar 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Top of the School. DESCRIPTION: Some of the boys at this County Secondary School at Walton-on-the-Naze, are being taught mountaineering. Essex is not exactly famous for mountains! But, as these young mountaineers expect to be going to Wales in the Summer, they’re learning the ropes this way, and they’re used to seeing a boy descend from top to bottom of the school! SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS pan boy walking along roof. MCU instructor. MS boys listening and walk away. MCU boys watching boy on roof. MLS pan boy walks across roof. MS pan another. MS boy starts to swing down wall. MS same through classroom window. MCU instructor. MCU boy skims down wall of school.
Keywords
Sport; Education and training; Youth
Locations
Essex; Walton-on-the-Naze
Card file number
84055
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Essex - Top of the School', British Movietone News Issue No. 1711, 19 Mar 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24550 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)