A Liner in the Garden

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1778

Date Released

1 Jul 1963

Date submitted

27 Jun 1963

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Liner in the Garden
2. 2Misses to Miami
3. 3The Kennedy Cavalcade

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Liner in the Garden. DESCRIPTION: Stapleford Park, is the only house I’ve heard of that has a regular boat-train running through the grounds. Drawn by the John of Gaunt, the train carries passengers to Lakeside Station and the Liner Northern Star. The naming ceremony was carried out on the second anniversary of the launching of her big-sister namesake. Visitors to Stapleford Park will now be able to make the unusual boast that they’ve visited a stately home - and enjoyed a cruise on a liner - at the same time. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV building, model railway (2 shots). MCU John of Gaunt and pan up to engine driver. GV baby liner Northern Star (replica of the Shaw Savill Line’s SS Northern Star). MCU Lord Gretton and master of the baby liner Mr HA Marshall. MS crowd. MS baby liner’s naming ceremony. GV Northern Star. MS children board baby liner. MS people watching. GV baby liner starts. MS pan baby liner. MS children. MCU skipper of baby liner. MLS baby liner. MCU flags Northern Star (2 shots).

Keywords

Ships and boats; Railways; Launchings

Locations

Melton Mowbray; Leicestershire; Stapleford Park

Card file number

86820

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

102

Story extras:

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