City of London
16mm film Black & White Sound 1951 0:00
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Summary: George Humphries & Co. This is a film that was made by British Pathe for the Corporation of London for the Festival of Britain in 1951 and deals with many aspects of the City of London.
Title number: 15415
LSA ID: LSA/18451
Description: Shots include: the City from the River Thames early morning: St. Paul's Cathedral: narrow streets: churchyard: house where Dr. Samuel Johnson lived: tug boats: the Monument: market workers at Billingsgate: children arriving for school: City workers arriving at Bank: view from St. Paul's: shop signs: the Bank of England and other banks: businessmen inside the Stock Exchange: businessmen inside the Baltic Mercantile and Shipping Exchange: Lloyds of London: aerial views of Bank: Tower Bridge and River Thames: unloading cargo at the Pool of London: a horse and cart: wine tested: tea tasted: furs: spices: cloth: schoolboys in gowns: lunchtime: crowded streets: organ recital: People sitting in a square: nurses: businessmen: plaque at St. Michael, Paternoster Royal Church which was founded by Richard Whittington and where he was buried: the Lord Mayor, Sir Denis Lowson presides at a meeting of the Common Council at Guildhall: Old Bailey: City's policeman: street market: dustcarts: board showing where the first bomb fell on the City in World War II: Clothier Street: Butter Street: Goldsmiths Street: Goldsmiths at work: seal of City of London stamped on goods of high standard: directors of the Baltic assembled: aerial views: St. Paul's: moonlight on the River Thames: cloisters: craftsmen's tools idle. Written and Produced by Peter Bayliss and Peter Bradford.
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