London Elects Coronation Lord Major

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2253

Date Released

2 Oct 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Special: John Cobb Killed
2. 2People in the News
3. 3People in the News
4. 4People in the News
5. 5People in the News
6. 6London Elects Coronation Lord Major
7. 7Mice and Monkey Float in Space

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

In first film ever made of 700 year old ceremony Paramount shows Liverymen choosing Sir Rupert de la Bere to be Lord Mayor in coronation year.

Keywords

Ceremonies; Local government; Newsreels

Locations

Guildhall

Library number

20746

Length of story (in feet)

162

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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