Premier Lays Concert Hall Foundation-Stone

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1063

Date Released

17 Oct 1949

Date submitted

12 Oct 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Premier Lays Concert Hall Foundation-Stone
2. 2North Atlantic Security Alliance Meet
3. 3Churchill’s Message to His Party
4. 4Soccer - Wales V England
5. 5The Duke Goes Back to Sea

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: South Bank Concert Hall. DESCRIPTION: Mr Attlee lays the foundation stone of the South Bank Concert Hall which is to be completed by 1951. Below the stone is a casket containing various articles such as 1949 coins, newspapers etc. SHOTLIST: KS. GV South Bank between Waterloo Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. Ditto. Mix to model of Concert Hall, Festival Hall. Documents etc. placed inside case which is to be buried there. Time capsule. Case sealed & lowered. Attlee laying foundation stone. Makes short speech.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies

Locations

London; Waterloo Bridge

Card file number

52653

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

Hilton Craig

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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