Longleat 1954

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Longleat House, Wiltshire.

L/S Longleat House with countryside all around it. L/S House Camera pans down from top of house to entrance. L/S Lord Weymouth entering room and going up to old historic weapons. M/S Lord Weymouth adjusting an old musket on wall. He walks out of picture. L/S Lord...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44023
Sort Number:
NP 504
Time in/Out:
01:17:38:00 / 01:20:13:00
Canister:
NP 504
Film ID:
1333.11
Issue Date:
10/05/1954

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