Lord Mayors Show

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2319A
Date Released
15 Nov 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cyclo Cross
  2. 2Tree Planting at Safari Park
  3. 3Miniature Trees
  4. 4Mini Aircraft
  5. 5Lord Mayors Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lord Mayors Show. DESCRIPTION: The city welcomes its 646th Lord Mayor, Sir Hugh Wontner. The theme of this year’s parade was "The Living City". SHOTLIST: GV the new Lord Mayor, Sir Hugh Wontner in golden coach arriving Mansion House. STV pikemen past Mansion House. SV Sir Hugh from balcony. GTV naval boat float past. GV the giant figures of Gog & Magog in procession. AS pan giant figure of Magog. SV pan Gordon Highlanders marching past playing pipes. SV Dick Whittington’s cat (large model of cat on car). GTV the ‘Year of the Lifeboat’ float. SV pan large model of naval boat. GTV Barts’ Hospital float on call to city for 850 years. GTV ‘London Theatre Centre of the World’ float. SV kids waving flags. SV pan large model Swan of Avon. GTV Disneyland float. Sv llamas from London Zoo pulling kids in cart. AS crowds waving from building. SV City Livery men waiting for Lord Mayor to come out of the Law Courts. SV pikeman standing alongside coach. SV pan new Lord Mayor Sir Hugh Wontner leaving Law Courts & gets into golden coach. SV towards & pan Lord Mayor’s coach driving away from Law Courts.
Keywords
Ceremonies; Local government
Locations
London
Card file number
99499
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Length of story (in feet)
171
Story extras:

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