Archbishop Of Canterbury 1927

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Item title reads: "Archbishop of Canterbury - Lays foundation stone of the new Archbishop Tennison's Grammar School."

Kennington, London

The Archbishop in a frock coat, holding top hat, inspects the assembled Guard of Honour of soldiers with rifles. The Archbishop and others watch...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33227
Sort Number:
G 1420
Time in/Out:
01:33:33:00 / 01:34:34:00
Canister:
G 1420
Film ID:
692.22
Issue Date:
01/08/1927

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  • The title card mis-spells the name of the school featured here - it is not "Archbishop Tennison's School", but Archbishop Tenison's School.

    "The Archbishop in a frock coat" - this is the Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson.

    jamied 7th Oct 2012

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