| CITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN - NEWCASTLE (NO. 1) Good footage of Newcastle in this travelogue. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7290 |
| Catalog #: | 49772 | |
| Clip Number: | 49772-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 59 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:12 - 01:37:53 | |
| Location: | Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Urban ENGINEERING: Bridges, Drawbridges LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle SCENICS: Urban TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Docks & Shipyards TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Misc | |
| Description: | Same as catalog #46908 CITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN - NEWCASTLE (NO. 1) Good footage of Newcastle in this travelogue. (Described by Sir Arthur W. Lambert - Lord Mayor of Newcastle 1927 & 1929.)" Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Various shots of the city of Newcastle, including the Cathedral, Grainger Street, Grey Street, a high angle view from Grey's Monument, the New Tyne Bridge, the Swing Bridge opening, exterior of the central railway station, where the Flying Scotsman is arriving. Various shots of the docks, cargo ships, tug boats, Tynemouth pier and lighthouse, view from the old Norman keep, views of the city from a boat as the sun sets. We travel down the Tyne towards South Shields and see the point where the river meets the sea. The city shots show some nice footage of trams. | |
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