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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: South Bank Site for 1951 Festival

Date released

21 Oct 1948

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1011A

NoS ID

015382

Story no

3 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 1951 Exhibition Site. DESCRIPTION: A site on the South Bank of the Thames, in London, is being prepared for the proposed ‘Festival of Britain’ to be held in 1951. SHOTLIST: KS CU...

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Clearing the South Bank Festival Site

Date released

19 May 1952

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1917

NoS ID

069926

Story no

1 / 9

Extras

1 film clip

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Oil Drum Band

Date released

2 Aug 1951

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1156A

NoS ID

017284

Story no

4 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trinidad All Steel Band (Oil Drums). DESCRIPTION: At the South Bank Site, the Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra give a performance on Oil Drums. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Band...

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South Bank Under the Hammer

Date released

13 Mar 1952

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1188A

NoS ID

017660

Story no

6 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Demolition of Festival of Britain. DESCRIPTION: The South Bank Exhibition site comes into the news again. A small army of workers is employed on the task of removing almost all the...

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High Wire Ace Crosses Thames

Date released

27 Sep 1951

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2147

NoS ID

043292

Story no

1 / 5

Forty year old Frenchman walks tightrope across river to South Bank Festival site.

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Festival Site is Top Holiday Attraction

Date released

17 May 1951

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2109

NoS ID

043050

Story no

6 / 6

More than 90,000 people visit South Bank Exhibition on coldest Whit Monday for thirty-five years.

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Their Majesties Visit Festival Site

Date released

4 May 1950

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1091A

NoS ID

016370

Story no

3 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visit to Festival of Britain Site. DESCRIPTION: The site of the 1951 Festival of Britain begins to take shape. Their Majesties, inspecting progress with Mr Morrison and others,...

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South Bank Disappearing

Date released

19 May 1952

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1198

NoS ID

017800

Story no

2 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: South Bank Demolition. DESCRIPTION: Touring the South Bank Site to watch the demolition, the Minister of Works (Mr David Eccles) saw for himself how quickly the Exhibition buildings...

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Building Site Show Down

Date released

13 Oct 1958

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

58/82

NoS ID

108362

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

In London work resumes on the vast South Bank site.

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Festival of Britain 1951

Date released

3 May 1951

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2105

NoS ID

043026

Story no

1 / 8

On eve of official opening South Bank site is completely ready. Fun Fair nears completion which Aircraft Carrier Campania, show boat of Festival, docks at Southampton.

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