Princess Opens Flat 1961

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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....

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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

    jamied 1st Oct 2012

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