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Queen Enjoys View from the Top - Gpo Tower

Date released

22 May 1966

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

66/41

NoS ID

112087

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

Her Majesty has preview from London’s highest building before the public opening.

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Opening of Post Office Tower - Archive recording (1987)

Genre

Special; Speech

Archive recording of the opening of the GPO (or Post Office) Tower on 08/10/65. The voices of Post-Master General, Tony Benn; Prime Minister Harold Wilson; Lord Mayor of Birmingham (poss. George Corbyn...

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High Tea!

Date released

23 May 1966

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1929

NoS ID

026446

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: High Tea!. DESCRIPTION: London’s newest landmark the GPO Tower is now opened to the public. The Queen had an entirely new view of her Capital City from the observation platform at the...

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Premier Opens Highest Tower

Date released

10 Oct 1965

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

65/82

NoS ID

111792

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

The Prime Minister opens London’s tallest building, the GPO Tower.

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Gpo Riggers

Date released

26 Oct 1967

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

670

NoS ID

121933

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: ... though a new breed of mountaineers are being trained today. They are the GPO riggers, and they scale mountains of steel to carry out maintenance and construction work on radio masts,...

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Travel Spectacular

Date released

8 May 1969

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2083A

NoS ID

027847

Story no

1 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Travel Spectacular. DESCRIPTION: The Daily Mail Transatlantic Air Race recreates the courageous trail-blazing era of Alcock and Brown. Fifty years ago, they won the prize for the first...

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GPO Tower

Date released

1965

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

351

NoS ID

328592

Story no

1 / 1

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On the Run

Date released

23 Jan 1969

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2068A

NoS ID

027715

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: On the Run. DESCRIPTION: Trevor Wright of Sheffield leads a field of 350 runners to win the Individual Trophy in the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championship in Brighton. John Pearson...

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Paris at Their Feet

Date released

7 May 1964

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1822A

NoS ID

025529

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Paris at Their Feet. DESCRIPTION: The highest and most famous tower in the world is the one built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889. And, helping to celebrate its 75th anniversary, 4 mountain...

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(Untitled record)

Date released

23 Jan 1969

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

69/8

NoS ID

113429

Story no

5 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

Teams from eight universities competed in the annual stair race up the 62- feet GPO Tower. After battling the 798 stairs, the trophy went to Manchester University’s John Pearson.

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