The Future of the Piers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2386
Date Released
23 Feb 1975
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Future of the Piers
  2. 2Amusement Trade Fair
  3. 3British International Toy Fair
  4. 4Firepower Demonstration

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Future of the Piers. DESCRIPTION: For many years the English Holiday scene has meant a day out at the seaside, a walk along the "prom" and a saunter to the end of the pier. But time and tide have left the piers with a very shaky financial and structural future. In Brighton it could mean "the end of the Piers". SHOTLIST: GV West Pier, tide coming up on beach. GV West Pier. LV Palace Pier, SV fisherman casting line from Palace Pier. SV ditto this man’s line tangles. SV man trying to untangle line in reel. SV others come round to help. LV the decaying West Pier. SV ditto (decaying woodwork). FV sign ‘This Section Closed to Public’. LV decaying lifebelt. CU decaying seats. SV rusting metalwork. FV pavilion in ill repair. FV derelict amusement arcade on Palace Pier.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Engineering
Locations
Brighton
Card file number
75/48
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:

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