South Bank Disappearing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1198
Date Released
19 May 1952
Date submitted
12 May 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Queen Mother’s Farewell to Black Watch
  2. 2South Bank Disappearing
  3. 3The American Scene: Fantastic Headgear
  4. 4The American Scene: Ridge Riders
  5. 5The American Scene: New Jet Bomber
  6. 6The American Scene: Korea Rockets
  7. 7The American Scene: New UN Commander
  8. 8General Eisenhower’s Farewell

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
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 were coming down. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS South Bank looking through entrance archway in foreground. Various shots of buildings being demolished, workmen using burners, pneumatic drills, etc. Girders crash to ground. Several shots of the skeleton of Dome of Discovery. Shot of partially demolished Skylon. Elevated GV of skyline of London looking towards Houses of Parliament; also towards St Paul’s Cathedral - very good shots for stock - please note. First few shots include Mr Eccles, Minister of Works inspecting the demolitions. LS Worker falls from girder. Slightly hurt.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Accidents and disasters; Engineering
Card file number
57191
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:

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