The New Smithfield

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1733
Date Released
20 Aug 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The New Smithfield. DESCRIPTION: London’s markets provide food for some 9 million people. The meat market at Smithfield is the largest in the world. Now, a span roof has been built, twenty six thousand square feet of it, to cover a new addition to the market. It will replace the old poultry market destroyed by fire in 1958. Flashback to Smithfield’s ordeal: over 2,000 firemen fought the conflagration, 2 died, trying to locate the source. Many were overcome by smoke and fumes, and it burned day and night. Now, after 4 years, the ashes and rubble are giving way to a spacious building costing nearly two million pounds. SHOTLIST: Key scene. TS lorries in yard. GV inside of market. (4 shots) men working on roof. (2 shots) scaffolding. Slip pan. (3 shots) firemen fighting fire. CU fireman. MS pan down fire. (3 shots) firemen fighting fire. GV the tower fire. (4 shots) firemen fighting fire. GV the tower falls in flames.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Food and cooking
Locations
London
Card file number
84919
Credits:
Camera
A. R. Edmonds
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The New Smithfield', British Movietone News Issue No. 1733, 20 Aug 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24756 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)