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:
  1. 1Save Our Churches
  2. 2Typhoon Tyson
  3. 3Belgrade - May Day Parade
  4. 4The Cup Final
  5. *Her Majesty in Gloucester
  6. *Entente Cordiale
  7. *A Peat Experiment
  8. *Caithness Water Scheme

* 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:
Film clip

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