New Police College

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2348A
Date Released
6 Jun 1974
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Opens Police College. DESCRIPTION: Peel Centre - the new Police Training College at Hendon opened by the Queen. To commemorate the official opening, the Queen unveils a statue of Sir Robert Peel. SHOTLIST: CU ‘Police’ sign above number plate of police car. SV policeman entering car. LV front wheel of police car, pulls away. SV police car travelling along road at speed. CU flashing light on top of police car. STV police car travelling on road at speed. SCU tracking shot driver of police car. CU tracking shot close up front wheel. LV police car coming round bend at speed toward camera. GV pan Hendon Peel Centre. GV crowd. SV pan police officers seated. SV police standing on pavement in a line. CU mayor. LV Queen getting out of car & being greeted by Mayor & officials. CU flag flying. SV seated police officers. SV Queen making speech. LV ditto to statue, it uncovers one side. GV crowd. GV statue at other side is uncovered zoom in to statue’s face. CU plaque below station ‘STATUE OF SIR ROBERT PEEL unveiled by HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE TRAINING ESTABLISHMENT PEEL CENTRE 31 MAY 1974’. SV Queen with official looking up at statue. SV statue. SV man in college operating a close circuit television camera. SV detectives searching a closet of clothes. SV man at control desk of close circuit TV watching on screen. CU screen. GV interior courtroom with cadets learning to give evidence. SV Queen talking with officials. SV interior courtroom with cadet on stand. CU cadet. SV cadets seated watching. SV wide angle ditto. SV Queen with officials walking through departments in building. SV men demonstrating fingerprints being taken from a door. CU hand holding brush brushing door. GV interior cadets in gym doing exercises. SV Queen talking with gym master. SV cadets exercising by throwing wooden poles to each team. CU Detective Constable Edmonds. LV incident in cafe where a man is removed by a cadet. GV cadet. CU man arguing. GV owner & cadet & man arguing. SV cadets watching. SCU female cadet watching. GV cadet & owner removing trouble maker. SV incident between cab driver and man, man & cab driver arguing zoom out as cadet intervenes. SV cadets and officer watching. GV cadets watching incident. GV angle shot building of Peel Centre. GV Peel Centre with cadets marching in f/g.
Keywords
Royalty; Education and training; Buildings and structures; Science and technology; Ceremonies; Riots; Local government; Crime
Locations
Hendon
Card file number
99956
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
222
Story extras:
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'New Police College', British Movietone News Issue No. 2348A, 6 Jun 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30366 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)