Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Oak for New Parliament

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

983A

Date Released

8 Apr 1948

Date submitted

8 Apr 1948

Date submitted

5 Apr 1948

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oak for House of Commons. DESCRIPTION: English oak is being cut for the panelling in the new House of Commons. SHOTLIST: KS GV Houses of Parliament shot from Millbank, with Victoria Gardens in the fore. Pan Library shots of ruins of old House of Commons, bomb damage several shots. KIDDERMINSTER - MS chopping of trees. Men use hand saw, sawing base of oak. Tree begins and falls out of camera. Men chopping branches off trunk of tree. Mechanical saw sawing section of trunk. (2 shots of 2 types of mechanical saws). Trunks being automatically loaded onto a trailer. Trailer drives away out of camera. MS trunk being mechanically planed.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Forestry

Locations

London; Kidderminster

Card file number

50044

Credits:

Camera: Alec Tozer
Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

105

Story extras:

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