News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1893

Date Released

21 Apr 1949

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Southend Pier Gets New Trains
• 2. Greek King and Queen Inspect Corinth Canal
• 3. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Princess Charlotte
• 4. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Belgian Village Crumbles
• 5. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Monte Carlo Ballet
• 6. Air Ferry Flies Cars to France
• 7. Blazing Easter Was Summer Preview
• *C of I Trailer: Harvest Help

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

England’s longest pier displaces sixty year old trains by four new ones. Lord Mayor of London inaugurates new service.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Railways; Ceremonies; Local government

Library number

17680

Length of story (in feet)

100

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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