News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1439

Date Released

5 Jan 1925

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. In The New Year’s Honours. Miss Ellen Terry, The Veteran Actress of Stage and Screen Appointed A Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire
• 2. The Problem of London’s Traffic. A Special Commission is Now Sitting to Deal with the Congestion of the Streets and the Delays of Transport
• 3. The Locust Problem. Many Ingenious Spraying Devices are Being Tested to Exterminate This Devastating South African Pest.
• 4. Welsh Town Nearly Isolated. The Turbulent Waters of the Usk Overflowed at Brecon and the Flood Problem Became a Serious Menace
• 5. No Deep Impression Here. Healthy Fun at One of the Famous Swiss Resorts
• 6. After the Ball. The Duke of Northumberland Lord Percy and Lord Hugh Percy at the Hunt Meet at Alnwick after the New Year Festivities

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

LV people trying to cross road through line of buses, policeman holding some back. [SUBTITLE]: IS THIS ONE OF THE REASONS MLV horse and cart laden with timber, followed by another horse and cart, and 2 buses. LV down line of stationary traffic, cars lorries and buses, pedestrian walks between cars. TGV pan stationary and crawling traffic. MLV bus turning behind another bus. [SUBTITLE]: SIR HENRY MAYBURY, THE CHAIRMAN IS THE GREATEST EXPERT IN THE COUNTRY ON ROAD BUILDING. SCU Sir Henry.

Researcher Comments

Footage on Newsfilm Online (1 min 55secs) at GR 16657 with related footage at GR 8119.

Keywords

Vehicles; Transport; Town and country planning

Locations

London

Library number GR

8118

Length of story (in feet)

87

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