Winchester Cathedral City
Series
- Series Name
- Looking At Britain
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Winchester’s lovely cathedral has enduring links with city’s past and modern life. Here visiting judges attend a special service before the Assizes, a Festival of Seamen is held annually, and medieval plays are presented. Near by are the Bishop’s Palace; the ancient Pilgrims’ School; famous Winchester College, founded by Bishop William of Wykeham; the market round the historic City Cross; and the picturesque alms-houses, the Hospital of the Cross.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Religion and belief
- Written sources
- The National Archives INF 6 /2016
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
Central Film Library Catalogue 1971-72, p 117. Used for synopsis.
- COI Reference
- MI 920/15
- Credits:
-
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Colonial Office
- Camera
- Henry Hall
- Production Co.
- Max Munden Productions Ltd
- Producer
- Maxwell Munden
- Director
- Maxwell Munden
- Support services
- Maxwell Munden
- Commentator
- Maxwell Munden
- Cutter
- Mike Kaufman
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
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How to cite this record
'Winchester Cathedral City', Looking At Britain Issue No. 15, 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/326941 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)