| CITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN (NO. 6) - CARDIFF (aka CARDIFF - SCENES OF CITY & ITS SURROUNDINGS | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7549 |
| Catalog #: | 50015 | |
| Clip Number: | 50015-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 61 V | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:08 - 01:03:04 | |
| Location: | Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AERIALS: Urban BUILDINGS: Government, Misc BUILDINGS: Palaces / Castles INDUSTRY: Cargo & Freight Handling LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Wales, Cardiff MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Misc SCENICS: Urban TRANSPORTATION: Traffic Scenes TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Docks & Shipyards | |
| Description: | "Cities of Great Britain (No. 6) - Cardiff. Described by Rt. Hon. Lord Mayor of Cardiff 1931 - Robert Snook JP." Cardiff, Wales. Tracking shot alongside a fast moving locomotive. Busy street in downtown Cardiff, Wales. Another view of street looking north toward gate of Cardiff Castle. Shots of castle walls. Exteriors of City Hall, National Museum of Wales. More street scenes. Aerial flying over castle area. High angle shot of University College Cardiff. Welsh War Memorial. Memorial in the style of a classical temple, for those who died in World War One. Roath Park. Scott Memorial: a lighthouse / clock tower in middle of lake ; a memorial to explorer Sir Robert Scott. Pan down tower of the Cathedral of Llandaff. Var shots of Cardiff docks with much activity. Closer shots of machinery for unloading grain. Masses of rail cars full of coal sitting on sidings. One of these cars is loaded onto elevator, lifted, and tipped up so that the load of coal is dumped down a chute. very scratchy dusk shot. | |
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