| IN THE VILLAGE HE LOVED SO The coffin of the late Lord Asquith, Earl of Oxford, is carried through his home village; politicians attend a tribute at Westminster | ||
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| Catalog #: | 243291 | |
| Clip Number: | 243291-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1479 | |
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| Location: | Sutton Courtney, Berkshire | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: State LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Berkshire | |
| Description: | MISSING 5/24/2005 In the Village he loved so well - Lord Asquith laid to rest with a simplicity even more impressive than stately ceremonial. Sutton Courtney, Berkshire L/S of the exterior of a village church; a large crowd stands outside as Lord Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford's coffin is carried past; a line of people in black follow the coffin. Intertitle reads: "Prominent politicians attended Nation's last tribute at Westminster Abbey." Various politicians are seen outside Westminster Abbey in London: Winston Churchill with his wife, Clementine, Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain are among them. | |
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