Housing - Old and New

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2279

Date Released

5 Feb 1973

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Housing - Old and New. DESCRIPTION: The demolition and rebuilding of the Gorbals District of Glasgow. SHOTLIST: GV new block of flats. AS zoom back new flats. GV zoom back ditto. CU sign Blackfriars Primary School. GV new primary school in Gorbals area. SV pan row of houses with broken windows due for demolition. CU broken window. GV condemned buildings on partially demolished site. SV sign on building Glen Coaches zoom back to show pile of rubble round door. SV zoom back partially demolished hairdresser’s shop. SV pan boarded up Bargain Shop with sign reading Moved Across The Street. CU sign. GV old buildings pan to new buildings on other side of street. GV old buildings being demolished. SCV boy and 2 girls watching. GV building being demolished, tractor driving away in fore ground. SCU tractor. SV building falling down. GV side of building collapsing.

Keywords

Domestic life

Locations

Glasgow; Gorbals

Card file number

98817

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Reginald William Smith

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