Rowing in the Park

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1784
Date Released
12 Aug 1963
Date submitted
8 Aug 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rowing in the Park. DESCRIPTION: The Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park was the attractive scene for the 11th Sprint Championships Regatta. This year, as usual, there were well over 2,000 competitors taking part during the 3-days racing. Our pictures show one of the heats for the Senior Coxed Fours, which was won by City Orient Rowing Club. SHOTLIST: The 11th Open Sprint Championship Regatta took place on the Serpentine in Hyde Park. Key scene. LS Hilton Hotel as seen from the Serpentine. MLS same. CU man with binoculars. MS tracking shot - practice row by singles. MLS birds on Serpentine’s bank. GV pan Senior Coxed Fours racing. CU crowd. GV pan National Provincial Bank beat another pair in the Senior Pairs race.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures
Locations
London
Card file number
87055
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rowing in the Park', British Movietone News Issue No. 1784, 12 Aug 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25203 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)