Bridge of Glass

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2048
Date Released
2 Sep 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Glass Bridge. DESCRIPTION: Stapleford Park and a demonstration of a new type of bridge. Inter locking glass fibre sections make a 100ft-long bridge in only 1 hour. SHOTLIST: CU pan lions. LS ditto in Stapleford Park. CU lion. LS crowd watching girls assemble bridge. LS girls assemble bridge. MS & LS ditto. CU section of bridge joined. CU fixing bar joins section of bridge. LS section of bridge pulled into position. MS, MCU & MLS ditto. CU positioning section dropped into place. LS bridge. GV ditto. MS girls fit ramps to end of bridge. LS ditto. MS Lord and Lady Gretton walk over bridge. CU ditto. MS Land Rover drives over bridge.
Keywords
Vehicles; Aristocracy; Animals; Engineering; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
England; Stapleford
Card file number
93887
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Maurice Ford
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Bridge of Glass', British Movietone News Issue No. 2048, 2 Sep 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27528 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)