Parliament Comes Clean 1954

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Houses of Parliament, London.

LV pan up Victoria Tower showing scaffolding. SV pan up scaffolding on Victoria Tower. SV lift going to top of Tower. GV river Thames and London as seen from top of tower. SV men dismantling scaffolding. CU unbolting clips, pan to workman. Angle shot, hoist coming...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
29294
Sort Number:
54/024
Time in/Out:
01:11:09:00 / 01:12:19:00
Canister:
54/24
Film ID:
148.06
Issue Date:
22/03/1954

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