Duke of Edinburgh Opens Dockers Sports Ground

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1246A
Date Released
24 Apr 1953
Date submitted
20 Apr 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1President Eisenhower’s Peace Speech
  2. 2Prisoners Exchange Rehearsal
  3. 3Change of Russian Ambassador
  4. 4Upset at Four-Power Conference
  5. 5Wingate Village
  6. 6England and Scotland Draw
  7. *Princess Margaret’s Yorkshire Visit
  8. *Duke of Edinburgh Opens Dockers Sports Ground

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Edinburgh Opens Dockers Sports Ground. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crowds cheering. Car arriving carrying Duke. Duke meets Labour Board members. Walks around inspecting football pitches, bowling greens. Mayors of Bootle, Birkenhead, Wallasey. Crosby & Bebington presented to the Duke. Duke officially opens ground calling in Edinburgh Park (silent). Docker presents him with a docker’s hook. Cut-ins of crowds. Child taking a photograph.
Local distribution only
Liverpool only instead of first item.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Ceremonies; Local government
Locations
Liverpool
Footage sources
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
58908
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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