British and Best
- Synopsis
- Newsreel item. The winning design for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre by architect Elisabeth Scott.
- Series
- Topical Budget
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1926
- Recording date
- 9 Jan 1928
- Duration
- 33 mins; 1 feet
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford-upon-Avon; Shakespeare Memorial Theatre; Scott, Elisabeth (1898-1972)
Notes
- Notes
- Item number 854-2. The BFI National Archive holds preservation material only. No viewing copy (7/2007).
- General
- Elisabeth Scott was the winner of the open competition to design the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre after the fire in 1926. The new theatre opened in 1932. Elisabeth Scott was one of the first woman architects to be given a commission for a public building.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "British and Best". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68711 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)