London’s Wonder Docks

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1646

Super Issue No.

29/78

Date Released

30 Sep 1929

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1After Thirty Years
2. 2Spend Less on Armaments Says Uncle Sam!
3. 3To Narrow the Atlantic
4. 4The Old 38th Regiment of Foot
5. 5London’s Wonder Docks
6. 6Vive L’entente Cordiale!
7. 7As in Dick Whittington’s Time

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

Lady Ritchie on 20,000 ton Orient liner "Oronsay" opens 1,000 ft dock, costing 2 1/2 million pounds - making it possible for largest liners afloat to berth at Tilbury.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Aristocracy

Locations

Tilbury

Footage sources

Gaumont Rota

Credits:

Camera

Harold G. Jones

Story extras:

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