Save Our Churches

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1353

Date Released

9 May 1955

Date submitted

5 May 1955

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Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Save the Churches. DESCRIPTION: At Buckingham Palace, the Duke of Edinburgh handed cheques to Roger Bannister, Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher. The cheques (for £250.00) were from the Historic Churches Preservation Trust and they were to be delivered by relay to City Churches. SHOTLIST: GV of church tower. Athletes lined up in Buckingham Palace yard. CU of Chris Chataway, Roger Bannister and Chris Brasher receiving cheques from the Duke of Edinburgh. The three running through the gates. GV of the Duke of York monument. Shot of 3 MPs starting their run - Hamilton Kerr, Geoffrey de Freitas and Frank Byers. CU of posters at St Martin In The Fields (church). GV of St Martin In The Fields. CU of steps with coins. At St Stephen Walbrook, Brian Hewson handing the cheque to the Lord Mayor Seymour Howard.

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Not shown in Cardiff or West Country.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Social welfare

Locations

London

Card file number

63468

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: George Richardson
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: Robert Turner
Camera: Terry O’Brien

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