The Shrewsbury Spire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1788
Date Released
9 Sep 1963
Date submitted
4 Sep 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Shrewsbury Spire. DESCRIPTION: Final touches all being put to the spire which will soon grace the town of Shrewsbury. It’s 57 feet long, and eventually 42 feet will be visible above the tower, which is itself 180 feet tall. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS final touches to the new spire for the Market Hall Clock Tower - Shrewsbury. MCU fitting strut. CU same. MCU fitting another strut. CU same. CU screwing up a section. GV fitting parts to spire. MS placing cover over centre rod. MS same. CU same. MS finished spire in workshops of the makers - J Starkie Gardner Ltd.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Engineering
Locations
London; Southfields
Card file number
87189
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Shrewsbury Spire', British Movietone News Issue No. 1788, 9 Sep 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25238 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)