New TUC Headquarters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1504A
Date Released
3 Apr 1958
Date submitted
28 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Princess Visits Her Regiments
  2. 2Award to Stirling Moss
  3. 3Royal Navy in Canada
  4. 4To Stop Rolling at Sea
  5. 5Oil from Kuwait
  6. 6New TUC Headquarters
  7. 7Hollywood News

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New TUC Headquarters. DESCRIPTION: In the new Congress House, the TUC at last has a fine London headquarters, the first real home-of-its-own in its 90 years’ history. It is reported to have cost a million pounds. Mr Aneurin Bevan came to attend the opening. Mr Hugh Gaitskell was there, too; and so was Trade Union leader Mr Frank Cousins. Sir Jacob Epstein’s sculpture: Mother & Son, commemorates trade unionists of all parties who lost their lives in two wars. SHOTLIST: MS trumpeters. GV building. Different angle same. GV interior of hall. Same. CU new lighting. MS interior. MS Aneurin Bevan arrives. MS Hugh Gaitskell arrives. MS Mr Frank Cousins arrives. MS audience through a window. LS trumpeters sound fanfare. MS Epstein’s statue unveiled. CU Epstein’s statue. LS same.
Keywords
Organisations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Arts and crafts; Ceremonies
Locations
London; England
Card file number
73243
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
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