A Leak High Up AKA Steeplejacks Inspect… 1962

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Title reads: "A Leak High Up".

London.

Steeplejacks inspect St. Martin-in-the-Field church steeple after part of it falls through roof of offices below. Panning shot up St. Martin's to the scaffolding around the steeple. L/S of traffic in the streets from the top of the steeple, pan...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
53326
Sort Number:
62/033
Time in/Out:
01:45:47:00 / 01:46:34:00
Canister:
62/33
Film ID:
1717.27
Issue Date:
23/04/1962

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