New Bridge for Old

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1612

Date Released

25 Apr 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Academy Preview
2. 2Princess’s New Home
3. 3Britannia Prepares
4. 4De Gaulle in Canada
5. 5New Bridge for Old
6. 6Chou En-Lai in India
7. 7Epsom Spring Meeting

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:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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