Hitchen Hospital Opened By Duchess Of York 1920-1929

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Hitchen Hospital Opened by Duchess of York.

Hertfordshire.

Little girl stepping up to an outdoor platform to give bouquet to Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother). Duchess & ladies descend. Cars driving past lines of nurses on driveway. Duchess arrives at the hospital....

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
76784
Sort Number:
ON 346 B
Time in/Out:
01:11:40:00 / 01:21:36:00
Canister:
ON 346 B
Film ID:
2428.05
Issue Date:
1920 - 1929

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  • "Hitchen Hospital" in title should read Hitchin Hospital.

    "Hitchen Hospital" in the text might be replaced with the official location, namely the North Hertfordshire and South Bedfordshire Hospital, in Hitchin.

    Reducing the clip's current date range of 1920-29, the event seen here took place on 20 July 1929.

    Here's a nice piece about the souvenir programme produced to mark the day....

    http://www.hertfordshire-genealo
    gy.co.uk/data/ep
    hemera/hitchin-hospi
    tal-1929.htm

    jamied 19th Oct 2012
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