Princess Anne Opens Erskine Bridge

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2196A

Date Released

8 Jul 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Anne Opens Erskine Bridge. DESCRIPTION: The new nine-million pound Erskine Bridge over the Clyde, built on the controversial ‘box-girder’ type principal is opened by Princess Anne. SHOTLIST: GV (2 shots) Australian bridge disaster - SV pan man carried on stretcher, GV disaster. Montage of box girder type bridges. SV builders load up truck. GV motorway under construction. Big GV new Erskine Bridge. SV Princess Anne meets officials. LV Anne cuts the tape at 77’ ends. LA shot Erskine Bridge. SCU sign Erskine Bridge pan to river. CU sign Erskine Ferry. LV ferry, pan to cars. GV cars wait. GV cars onto ferry pan to Erskine Bridge, GV pan down from bridge to ferry. GV pan across Erskine Bridge.

Keywords

Ceremonies; Engineering

Locations

Scotland

Footage sources

Templar Films

Card file number

97276

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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