The End At South Bank AKA Demolition Of… 1952

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South Bank, London

Demolition of South Bank Festival Skylon and Dome of Discovery - work

GV. Massed crowds around Dome of Discovery during Festival of Britain. (Lib.)

LV. Skylon. (Lib.) (quick pan).

GV. Demolition work in progress on South Bank. SV. Dismantled girders....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
26861
Sort Number:
52/041
Time in/Out:
01:55:46:00 / 01:57:01:00
Canister:
52/41
Film ID:
8.57
Issue Date:
19/05/1952

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