Britain’s Highest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1722
Date Released
4 Jun 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s First Co-Op Skyscraper. DESCRIPTION: The highest occupied building in the United Kingdom is this Manchester skyscraper, completely air-conditioned, and built for the Co-operative Insurance Society. It can be heated in Winter - cooled in Summer. Altogether, there are 13 acres of floor space - equal to 10 football pitches. The two and a half thousand employees move in towards the end of the year. SHOTLIST: GV building. LAS same. MS part of building. TS pan building. TS fan belts. Men at work. CU cleaner. MS man laying tiles. MS man with chair. MS man working on escalator. GV building.
Keywords
Buildings and structures
Locations
Manchester
Card file number
84466
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britain’s Highest', British Movietone News Issue No. 1722, 4 Jun 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24651 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)