Severn Bridge

Series

Series Name

Parade

Issue

Issue No.

45

Date Released

Jun 1967

Length of issue (in feet)

830

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Riding School For Disabled
2. 2Tefke Vocational Rehabilitation Centre
3. 3Chamber’s Encyclopedia
4. 4Severn Bridge

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Completion of the Severn Bridge linking England and Wales over a mile-wide estuary, which is visited by Kenyan engineers and other delegates to the International Road Federation Conference.

Researcher Comments

NB: A shortened version of this story appeared in ‘Roundabout No. 60’

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Conferences; Road transport; Engineering

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 56 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1170/45

Credits:

Commentator

Brian Cobby

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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