Bernard Mills Unveils Tablet To Jim Selby 1938

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Bernard Mills unveils tablet to Jim Selby.

M/S of the "olde times" stagecoach driving down the street full of coaching enthusiasts. Various shots as they arrive at number 7 Edgware Road where great coachman Jim Selby died 50 years ago. Various shots as the...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
18253
Sort Number:
38/101
Time in/Out:
01:42:06:00 / 01:42:23:00
Canister:
38/101
Film ID:
989.52
Issue Date:
19/12/1938

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  • "M/S of the "olde times" stagecoach" should read "Old Times" stagecoach.

    The unveiling of the plaque took place on 14 December 1938.

    jamied 18th Sep 2012

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