Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Ypres - New belfry is opened

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
269A
Date Released
2 Aug 1934
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Belfry Opened at Ypres. SHOTLIST: Shot of the ruined city after the war. General shot of the new city and the Cathedral. King Leopold speaking into the "Mike" at the ceremony. Shot of the Cathedral and the belfry. A rune of Rule Britannia is played from same.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; War damage; Engineering; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3054
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Ypres - New belfry is opened', British Movietone News Issue No. 269A, 2 Aug 1934. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/4980 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)