St Paul’s Appeal

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2176

Date Released

15 Feb 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Earthquake
2. 2YMCA Demolition
3. 3Venice is Sinking
4. 4St Paul’s Appeal
5. 5Baby Polar Bear
6. 6New Firesuit
7. 7Hot Pants
8. 8Canoe Exhibition
9. 9Australian Surf Boats

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: St Paul’s Appeal. DESCRIPTION: Back in London, St Paul’s Cathedral’s in danger of crumbling away. The Lord Mayor’s launched an appeal for the £3 million face-lift - but it may take 30 years to restore this inspiring landmark. SHOTLIST: GV pan down from branches to St. Paul’s Cathedral. LV pan up front of cathedral. Angle shot stonework rotting. LV dome from roof top. CU pan down showing rain leakage through stonework. SV stairway & eroding stonework. CU hand peels away rotten stone from wall. GV pan 2 shots fire surrounding St. Paul’s during war (library film). BIG GV St. Paul’s Cathedral & surrounding buildings slow zoom. LV interior Queen & Duke kneeling before altar. ST congregation. LV decorative modern chapel. CU stained glass window. SV from roof cathedral towers - one with scaffolding. SV tower & scaffolding. GV workman spraying water & scrubbing stonework. CU brushing stonework. SV & CU pan water cascading down stonework. Library material ends. LV along roof of tower. GV of street below pan to corroding statue. LV workmen look at corroding figures. SV ditto looking at hand. CU corroding hand. GV from street of St. Paul’s, traffic in f/g. General air view St. Paul’s.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Social welfare; Engineering

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

96795

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

125

Story extras:

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