New Bridge for Old
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Bridge for Old. DESCRIPTION: Sheppey’s new bridge, beside the hundred-year-old one now to be demolished, had a royal inauguration: the Duchess of Kent came to open Kingsferry Bridge, the Isle of Sheppey’s new link with the Kent mainland. By pressing a button, Her Royal Highness set the lifting span in operation. SHOTLIST: GV bridge. MS Duchess of Kent. CU same. MS Duchess performs opening ceremony. LS bridge. MS Duchess presses button. GV bridge. SCU Duchess. GV bridge. MLS two children try to run across bridge. MS royal car crosses bridge. GV traffic crossing bridge. GV bridge.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Engineering
- Locations
- England; Sheppey
- Card file number
- 79908
- Credits:
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- Camera
- David W. Samuelson
- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 80
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