Around City Of London In Colour AKA London Scenes (1961)

Location: London, England / Great Britain



Story about London places and people.



MS People walking along street in city, mostly dressed in suits. CU clapper board.



VS Builders and bricklayers at work on the Barbican scheme, including a crane lifting bricks. MS Street sign 'London Wall'. MS City policeman on point duty with bomb damaged buildings in background. MS of a section of the London wall, with flats in the background. GV Block of flats, part of the Barbican scheme, two women walk past.



Various good shots of bridges across the Thames, Blackfriars Bridge, Tower Bridge, London Bridge and Southwark Bridge. Barges and boats are seen travelling along the Thames.



GV Two elevated shots of London (west end). GV of Bank and the Old Bailey.



MS People walking across London Bridge towards camera and past. MS People coming out of Bank underground station. GV Busy traffic scene at Bank. GV Stretch of the River Thames from top of Tower Bridge, with tug boat pulling cargo. Elevated view of London, including the Tower of London VS Pleasant country scenes at Epping Forest, including people fishing. MS and CU City policeman giving directions to a young boy. MS of policeman standing outside a police station. His colleague comes pout and they walk past the camera.



(Eastman Neg.)
FILM ID:3151.1

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