Duke Visits SS Great Britain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2306
Date Released
13 Aug 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke Visits SS Great Britain. DESCRIPTION: Duke of Edinburgh, with Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, inspects Brunel’s SS Great Britain, salvaged from the Falkland Islands in 1950, now in Bristol for restoration. SHOTLIST: GV the new SS Great Britain anchored in Bristol Channel. SLV bow of SS Great Britain. SV figurehead & crest carved on bow. 9 SVs bow of SS Great Britain pan down bottom of hull, through rotting metal pan round to finished deck, deck under construction, Andrew and Edward being shown round ship with others, deck under construction pan up along deck. Andrew and Edward being shown round ship with others. Pan man walking along lower deck of SS Great Britain, Duke of Edinburgh down steps with others. CU SS Great Britain’s bell. SV Andrew and Edward with others walking along deck. Pan down.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; History and archaeology
Locations
Bristol
Card file number
99292
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Duke Visits SS Great Britain', British Movietone News Issue No. 2306, 13 Aug 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30008 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)