Crumbling Cathedral

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1979
Date Released
8 May 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Crumbling Cathedral. DESCRIPTION: York Minster - the largest Gothic Cathedral in the country - is in danger of collapse. This month an appeal will be launched to collect the Two-Million pounds needed to save it. SHOTLIST: GV looking along street towards York Minster. LS ditto. LAS street names Minster Gates and High Petergate pan to York Minster. GV pan York Minster. MS Mr Bernard Fielden inspecting building. MS ditto. CU piece of glass cemented over crack. CU Mr B Fielden. MCU pan Perspex model of York Minster. CU cracks marked on model. MS ditto. Pan walls of York Minster to piece of glass over cracks. Pan up scaffolding around Tower of York Minster. MS damaged statues in masonry department. Pan ditto. GV interior masonry department. MS stone being sawed in half. CU statue being carved. CU ditto. CU ditto. CU statue in church - pan down crack in wall. GV exterior York Minster. Trucking shot past York Minster.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Social welfare; Engineering
Locations
England; York; York Minster
Card file number
92316
Credits:
Camera
Keith Josephs
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
203
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Crumbling Cathedral', British Movietone News Issue No. 1979, 8 May 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26879 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)