New Watling Street AKA Prince Opens New… 1924

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Dartford, Kent.

Title: "NEW WATLING STREET first built by the Romans 1,870 years ago - remade at a cost of over a million pounds, opened by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales".

Panning shot showing a decorative stand packed with onlookers, a ribbon stretching across the new road, lots of flags...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24729
Sort Number:
G 1140
Time in/Out:
01:11:32:00 / 01:14:47:00
Canister:
G 1140
Film ID:
364.07
Issue Date:
24/11/1924

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