Presentation of St Paul’s Medallion

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2207
Date Released
20 Sep 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Presentation of St Paul’s Medallion. DESCRIPTION: Mr George Wyllie received a gold medallion as recognition for his bravery in defusing a war time bomb in St Paul’s in 1940. SHOTLIST: Angle shot dome of St. Paul’s. Angle shot clock tower of St. Paul’s pan down at 7’ to 2000lb bomb hoisted on scaffolding in front of St. Paul’s steps. CU bomb at exact spot where it fell, pan up bomb, bomb 8 feet long, weighs one ton. CU Mr George Wyllie who defused the bomb in September 1940. SV crowd watching. SV Dean of St. Paul’s Reverend Martin Sullivan presents Wyllie with gold medallion. BV of bomb. CU Wyllie holding medallion in case. Full CU Wyllie. Full CU medallion in case. SV Wyllie standing by bomb with medallion pan up at 62’ to clock tower. GV St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weapons; Awards and honours
Locations
London
Card file number
97477
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Presentation of St Paul’s Medallion', British Movietone News Issue No. 2207, 20 Sep 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29031 (Accessed 29 Apr 2025)