Harry by Gas Light

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1916
Date Released
21 Feb 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Defence - The Big Dilemma
  2. 2From Jarrow to Jets
  3. 3Bitter Sweet Days for Beatrix
  4. 4Harry by Gas Light
  5. 5Nothing to Lose But Their Chains

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Harry By Gas Light. DESCRIPTION: The last real lamplighter of London, Harry Brightwell does his rounds of the 102 lights in the Temple. The remaining gas lamps are being replaced with new sodium lamps at the rate of 400 a year. SHOTLIST: Library - TS man puts old lamp on pile of same. MS pile of lamps. Pan up ditto. Pan man carrying old lamp. Pan an old lamp. MS pile of old lamps. MS ditto. LA new lamps. MS new lamps bearing the City of London crest. Zoom out from gas mantle to outside of old lamp. MS Harry Brightwell wheels his cycle up to the lamp-post. Zoom in to gas mantle. MCU old lamp sign board Devereux Court in background. MS old lamp. CU Harry Brightwell’s face as he lights lamp. LA Harry’s flame tipped pole lights lamp. MS Harry walks up steps carrying his pole. LA Harry’s pole lights another lamp. LA another ditto. LA another ditto. MS another ditto. Zoom out from burning lamp. MS burning lamp. MLS ditto.
Keywords
History and archaeology
Locations
London
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
90803
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
Film clip

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