The Queen Opens New Country Park

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2464

Date Released

22 Aug 1976

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Opens Country Park. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty the Queen opens a new Country Park at Butser, Hampshire. It is to be known as ‘The Queen Elizabeth Country Park’ and will be one of the largest in the country. SHOTLIST: SV the Queen leaving car and being received by Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire the Earl of Malmesbury. CU the Queen. GV park centre. SV Queen unveils plaque. CU plaque. WA Queen walking round park with officials. GV craftsman making slatted fence. SV Queen watching. WA Queen talking to man making fence. CU ditto pan to fence. SV man standing on top of log, sawing it in half with 2 man saw, pan to man in hole at other end of saw. WA ditto with Queen watching. SV crowd. WA man working with wood. SV ditto Queen watching. CU Queen walking off. WA Queen walking toward Iron Age round house party built. CU wooden struts. Pan down to Queen. CU wooden construction. CU wall covered in mud. SV Queen talking of officials. SV pan two people grass skiing down hill in competition. SV ditto. CU legs with special skis starting off. GV grass skiers. SV Queen walking round. GV park. SV Queen looking. GV horses and riders. WA ditto.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Aristocracy; Competitions; Horses; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Local government

Locations

Hampshire; Butser

Card file number

76/154

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

167

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