Antiquities

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

320A

Date Released

25 Jul 1935

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Safety First
2. 2Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: Stratosphere Balloon bursts
3. 3Feature
4. 4Antiquities
5. 5Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Davis Cup Matches - Germany v USA
6. 6Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Cambridge win again

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pages of the Picturesque Past. DESCRIPTION: Flash of Old Britain rolls back pages of the picturesque past. The excavation of a Roman pavement at Woodchester and Swan Upping on the River Thames. SHOTLIST: Woodchester, Gloucestershire Shot of the excavators at work and of the old Roman Pavement. The Duchess of Beaufort performs opening ceremony. Swan Upping, River Thames Boats on river and swans past same. CU Swan shots of the banners of the two Companies who have the privilege of owning swans. Shots of the cygnets being market. The new hands of the companies are ducked.

Keywords

Aristocracy; Animals; History and archaeology; Scenery and travel

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3800

Credits:

Commentator

Beryl de Querton

Length of story (in feet)

111

Story extras:

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