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Princess Opens Flat 1961
Description
Princess Opens Flats. Woolwich, Greater London.
L/S St. Mary's Tower flats. M/S Partly demolished house on site, pan to new flats. L/S Looking up at the new flats. L/S Princess Margaret and Armstrong-Jones arriving. L/S Massed crowds. M/S Princess Margaret walking with Mayor Mrs. J.E. Carroll....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 53485
- Sort Number:
- 61/039
- Time in/Out:
- 01:58:51:00 / 02:00:14:00
- Canister:
- 61/39
- Film ID:
- 1722.22
- Issue Date:
- 15/05/1961
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Both of the events featured in this clip took place on 11 May 1961.
The flats were situated on Frances Street, Woolwich.
By the way, it seems the "Auto Stacker" never really worked properly and was demolished the following year.....
http://homepage.ntlworld.co
m/chris.mansfield1/stacker.htm