Bridge for Sale

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1989
Date Released
17 Jul 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bridge for Sale. DESCRIPTION: London Bridge, opened in 1931, is up for sale to a buyer who undertakes to preserve it for posterity. SHOTLIST: GV London Bridge. MS base of bridge as it enters river. LS London Bridge. Zoom out people walking over London Bridge. MS people walk past sign London Bridge. CU people’s feet as they walk over bridge. MS people walking over bridge. LS traffic over bridge. Zoom out traffic and people on bridge. Library material - TS St. Mary Aldermanbury Church being dismantled. MS men looking at plans of church. MS one of stone sections down ramp. MS stone lowered to ground down lift. GV church being dismantled. LS house being moved on trailer at night. CU wheels of transporter. MS people on balcony of house. BS ditto as they pass along street. TS looking down at wheels of trailer. MCS looking from trailer as it passes people on balcony. LS house along on trailer. CU transporter driver. GV house along road on trailer. GV car across tight rope in French Valley. GV London Bridge. LS traffic and people pass over bridge. GV London Bridge.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Transport; Business and commerce; Engineering
Locations
London; England
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
92581
Credits:
Commentator
Franklin Engelmann
Length of story (in feet)
206
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bridge for Sale', British Movietone News Issue No. 1989, 17 Jul 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26969 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)