Antiquities

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
320A
Date Released
25 Jul 1935
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pages of the Picturesque Past. DESCRIPTION: Flash of Old Britain rolls back pages of the picturesque past. The excavation of a Roman pavement at Woodchester and Swan Upping on the River Thames. SHOTLIST: Woodchester, Gloucestershire Shot of the excavators at work and of the old Roman Pavement. The Duchess of Beaufort performs opening ceremony. Swan Upping, River Thames Boats on river and swans past same. CU Swan shots of the banners of the two Companies who have the privilege of owning swans. Shots of the cygnets being market. The new hands of the companies are ducked.
Keywords
Aristocracy; Animals; History and archaeology; Scenery and travel
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3800
Credits:
Commentator
Beryl de Querton
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Antiquities', British Movietone News Issue No. 320A, 25 Jul 1935. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/5733 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)