Fishpool Gold Mine

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2055
Date Released
21 Oct 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1United Fall to Students
  2. 2Water from Petrol [Sic]
  3. 3Sand Blasting
  4. 4Fishpool Gold Mine
  5. 5Mexico Magnifico

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fishpool Gold Mine. DESCRIPTION: Nottingham lorry driver Bernard Beeton gains the most unusual Pool award of the century - the Gold coins he found on a building site at Fishpool near Newstead Abbey, Notts, are auctioned for £85,000! SHOTLIST: MS photograph of Mr Bernard Beeton and Phillip Wareham [sic]. CU photo of Bernard. CU Photo of Phillip. CU coin. MS man examining coin. CU ditto. MS man examining coin. CU coin. GV auction. MS auctioneer. MS Mr Beeton in crowd. GV buyers. CU auctioneer. MS buyer. CU buyer. MS auctioneer. CU coin. MS Kenneth More and wife. GV auction in progress. CU hammer. CU coin. CU Mr Bernard Beeton. Two shots Bernard Beeton and friend.
Keywords
Children; Economics; Business and commerce; Performing arts; History and archaeology
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
94044
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
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