Light Tower 1969

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No titles. Royal Sovereign Light Tower floated.

Newhaven, East Sussex.

General view of Royal Sovereign light tower and helicopter platform on site ready to be pulled into sea at Newhaven. M/S of helicopter platform; pan up to top of platform. General view of light tower, which is to...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57442
Sort Number:
69/073
Time in/Out:
01:39:02:00 / 01:39:50:00
Canister:
69/73
Film ID:
2225.26
Issue Date:
07/09/1969

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