Coronation Day

Series

Series Name

Ingot Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

16

Date Released

Jul 1953

Length of issue (in feet)

1774

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Coronation Day
2. 2Building for the Future
3. 3Digging for Fun
4. 4Design for Pleasure
5. 5Steelmans Target
6. 6Action Stations
7. 7All Star Bill

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

BFI Summary - Coronation day at Port Talbot
NFA synopsis: 2nd June 1953. State coach goes down Regent Street, London.The weather was fine in Port Talbot. At the Abbey works a funfair is laid on by the S.C.W. (by this time R.T.B. and Steel Company of Wales are associated). Good funfair shots, with the crowd enjoying itself, ie. bands, boxing, lost property and children’s tents, dancing, bathing beauty contest, fireworks.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Children; Celebrations and festivals; Scenery and travel

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases
National Film Archive Catalogue   Used for synopsis
Film User   Vol.7 No.82 August 1953, p431.

Credits:

Producer

E. P. Moyna

Commentator

John Snagge

Sponsor

Richard Thomas and Baldwins Group

Production Co.

Verity Films Ltd.

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Film Archive

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British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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