Up Goes the Umbrella

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1783A

Date Released

8 Aug 1963

Date submitted

6 Aug 1963

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cross-Country with Chieftain
2. 2Up Goes the Umbrella
3. 3Racing Roundabout

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Up Goes the Umbrella. DESCRIPTION: Traffic in Oxford Circus came to a halt at lunch-time on Saturday: a round-the-clock, 65-hour marathon lay ahead to build an umbrella-bridge across the Circus, which will remain there for the next 3 years. Below it, Oxford Circus Underground Station will be rebuilt as part of the new Victoria Line. Pre-planned with military precision, the job was completed right on the dot - ready for the traffic after the Bank Holiday! SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan - department store to Oxford Circus. MS pan - Oxford Circus Station to laying of girders. GV work in progress (2 shots). MS same (2 shots). GV Oxford Circus. CU welding. MLS crane lowers part of roadway. CU same. MCU same. LS pan - Oxford Circus. GV same. MS laying tarmac. TS Oxford Circus. GV pan from clock to Circus. LS Oxford Street. MLS traffic over Oxford Circus umbrella bridge (2 shots).

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Transport; Engineering

Locations

London; Oxford Circus

Card file number

87038

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

111

Story extras:

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