| DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITS GAS WORKS | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8145 | |
| Catalog #: | 105836 | |
| Clip Number: | 105836-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 2510 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:09:53 - 01:14:51 | |
| Location: | Ponders End, Middlesex | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Coal & Coke LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Middlesex ROYALTY: British, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | |
| Description: | DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITS GAS WORKS Ponders End, Middlesex Various L/Ss Ponders End Gas Works. L/S Duke arriving, welcomed by Sir Harold Smith (Chairman of the Gas Council) and shaking hands with officials. Various shots Duke in white coat touring works, we see him in the tippler house. M/S retort charge. M/S truck leaving quenching tower. M/S Duke watching retort charging. M/S Duke walking to feeding-machine operator. L/S railway wagons being pushed into Tippler. M/S Duke chatting with worker. L/S wagon with steaming coke being lifted onto transporter. L/S Duke looking up at transporter. L/S transporter in operation, hot flaming coke being unloaded. | |


