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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

4206

Title

[FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN, 1951]

Producer

The Eachus Brothers

Date

1951

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

13 mins 31 secs

Description

Brief views of people arriving at Northwich station before travelling to London to visit the Festival of Britain. Views of Trafalgar Square and people feeding the pigeons. Then views of the Festival site, the various pavillions and exhibits, as well as the Royal Festival Hall. A lot of the film is shot from a high vantage point, overlooking the whole Festival park. The film ends with views of the neon advertising in Piccadilly Circus at night.

 

 



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