Caithness Water Scheme

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1353

Date Released

9 May 1955

Date submitted

2 May 1955

Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Mother Opens County Caithness Water Scheme. SHOTLIST: GV of sparkling water. GV of Loch Calder. GV of partly submerged pump house. CU of water over spillway. GV of Hoy Station. Interiors of machines and equipment at various angles. GV outside Hoy Station. Queen Mother alights from car. Queen Mother on dais, presses button. CUs of fountain. GV of two fountains in use. Queen Mother enters building. Unveils plaque. CU of plaque. GV and CU of the Queen Mother during inspection. Youngsters looking through window. Queen Mother waves. CU of the Queen Mother outside the Hoy Station.

Local distribution only

Special for Scotland instead of Item 4.

Locations

Scotland; Caithness

Card file number

63445

Credits:

Camera: David W. Samuelson
Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

171

Story extras:

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