| KING AND QUEEN AT WEIR WORKS FOUNDRY aka AT MUNITIONS FACTORY King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit a foundry in the Midlands. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7516 |
| Catalog #: | 189958 | |
| Clip Number: | 189958-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 160 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:23:13 - 01:26:11 | |
| Location: | Weir Works Foundry, Midlands. | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Metal, Iron & Steel LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England ROYALTY: British, George VI (Prince Albert, Duke of York) ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother, Queen Mum) | |
| Description: | KING AND QUEEN AT WEIR WORKS FOUNDRY aka AT MUNITIONS FACTORY King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit a foundry in the Midlands. Weir Works Foundry, Midlands. Men draw iron / steel from foundry furnace. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) are show around the factory. Various shots of iron / steel production. Massive chunks of red hot metal are moved and rolled. Dark shots of the Royal visitors. More shots of the metal being worked. More shots of the King and Queen watching the process. According to the paperwork this is a visit to the Weir munitions factory in the Midlands on 27 February 1940. | |
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