LONGLEAT

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 Weymouth as he leaves old ancient weapons and walks down hall, he stops at an old ancient chest which is carved in metal.

M/S Lord Weymouth adjusting small card on chest, and walking out of picture. M/S Lord Weymouth walking down large room. Camera pans from clocks to fireplace. L/S Lord Weymouth walking down hall. He stops by robes which are hanging on dummies. (These are garter robes). M/S Lord Weymouth adjusting robe on dummy. C/U Garter hat being adjusted. C/U Garter badge on cloak. Camera pans from woman's cloak down to coronet. Shot looking up showing beautifully designed ceiling. Showing cloak with beautifully carved models. C/U Clock showing artistic design. C/U Artistically designed tapestry. Camera panning up tapestry.

M/S Lord Weymouth walking down very large room. M/S Lord Weymouth walking out of door at end of room. M/S Lord Weymouth entering room and walking up to chair. C/U Beautifully designed candle sticks on table. (2 shots). M/S Lord Weymouth adjusting plate on table. L/S Lord Weymouth walking down staircase. M/S Lord Weymouth coming down staircase. In foreground can be seen an old coach, with dummy man dressed in period clothes standing by coach. M/S Lord Weymouth passing by ancient coach. C/U Dummy showing ancient dress. M/S Lord Weymouth entering room. M/S Lord Weymouth entering room, sitting down switching on gas ring for kettle, picking up a book and starting to read. L/S Longleat House.

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 Weymouth as he leaves old ancient weapons and walks down hall, he stops at an old ancient chest which is carved in metal.

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Longleat House Wiltshire Lord Weymouth stately homes guns musket weapons antiques costumes housing upper classes

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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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Categories: Sport & Leisure Sport & Leisure Fashion & Music Lifestyle & Culture War & Revolution Lifestyle & Culture
WorkSpaces: Wiltshire Dorchester Area History

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