Down London River

Series

Series Name: Look At Life

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1959

Length of issue (in feet)

945

Stories in this Issue:

1Down London River

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

BFI synopsis: Travelogue of the River Thames. Shot of: Big Ben: the Embankment: people boarding a pleasure boat at Westminster: people buy tickets: the steamer sets off: the Houses of Parliament (73): Westminster Bridge: London County Council offices (109): aerial shot of the boat: Festival Hall and Shot Tower (135): Shell Building, the Savoy Hotel and Cleopatra’s Needle (146): Waterloo Bridge (163): Captain Scot’s ship, the Discovery (172): London’s only floating guild - the Guild of Master Mariners (186): St. Pauls Cathedral (192): London’s only oil burning power station (213): the Tower of London (238): Tower Bridge (254): the bascules of the bridge are raised for ships to pass through (345): Port of London Authority Building: police launches moored at Wapping (377): The Prospect of Whitby, a public house (392): LS of Tower Bridge: barges: tugs: tankers: the mission to seamen’s vessel - the John Ashley (480): a service is held aboard the vessel (530): a visiting warship (575): LS of the port: ships in dock: grain being unloaded, with the use of suction pipes. Argentine meat unloaded (704): barrels of wines and spirits: a sample is taken from the casks (735): bales of wool (764): boxes of fruit: timber (782): Tilbury Docks (813): Steamer pulls out (862): girls who work in the warehouses stand on the quayside to watch the royal launch go by: the royal launch passes under Tower Bridge (874): the royal launch draws up at Westminster Pier: the Queen gets out and enters a waiting car, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh: the car drives away: Big Ben and the statue of Boadicea: Westminster Bridge (945 ft).

Researcher Comments

Look At Life Series 2 comprises Issues 14-26.

Keywords

Scenery and travel

Locations

London; River Thames; England

Written sources

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Credits:

Production Co.: The Rank Organisation Special Features Division

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