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  • Short Summary

    Statue of Queen Elizabeth I is unveiled after being restored to it's 16th century glory.

  • Description

    Full titles read: "A Queen Cleaned - Dame Millicent Fawcett unveils only contemporary statue of Queen Elizabeth... repaired, repainted and restored as it was in the 16th century."

    London.

    M/S of a drape being pulled back to reveal a statue of Queen Elizabeth I in a niche - it seems to be between a church and another building. C/U of the statue. L/S of the statue panning down to show the ornate arch it stands over; a man standing in the archway speaks to a small crowd of people gathered at the base.

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    Film ID:
    736.12
    Media URN:
    34971
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    06/08/1928
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:05:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:16:56:00 / 01:18:01:00
    Canister:
    G 1526

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    The statue is to be found at the Church of St-Dunstan-in-the-West, Fleet Street, London.

    The date of the unveiling was 31 July 1928.

    Information on the statue, and some photos, can be found here......

    http://www.londonremembers.com/me
    morials/st-dunstans-elizabeth-i-statue

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