Commonwealth Pool

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2120A
Date Released
22 Jan 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Light Show
  2. 2Commonwealth Pool
  3. 3News Scene: Fourteen Pups ... Warragamba Game Park ... Austrian Tyrol Postman ... Tame Chamois ... Poland’s Only Sauna .. 40cm of Ice [in East Germany] ... Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Commonwealth Pool. DESCRIPTION: A complex of three pools, for recreation, training and competition. The Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh is one of the finest in the British Isles. Princess Anne opens the building which has cost £1.6 million. SHOTLIST: GV exterior of new Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh. GV pan interior of pool, MLS Mayor of Edinburgh arrives with Princess Anne. MS Anne shakes hands with officials. GV spectators seated around pool. MS Anne makes speech. MLS Anne steps down. GV pan crowd applaud. LS swimmers dive in at other end in demonstration race. MS Anne spectating. HAS swimmers half way along bath. LAS man dives off board, 2 men dive off together, man dives off with other on his back. MLS girls swimming pushing floats bearing flowers. MS ditto. MLS girl presents flowers to Princess Anne.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Local government
Locations
Edinburgh
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
95538
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
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