| LET THE GOOD WORK GO ON Old houses are to be demolished and new modern housing blocks are to be built at Euston area. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 254532 | |
| Clip Number: | 254532-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 34/10 | |
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| Location: | London, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HABITATS, HUMAN: Urban, Big City LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | MISSING 10/31/2003 "Let the good work go on" - Another step in great campaign for better houses for workers begun on what was one of London's worst slums." London. This item has PATHE GAZETTE OPENING TITLE. Close up shot of the Big Ben, a clock. The numbers disappear and the circle of letters appear reading PATHE GAZETTE. Letters dissolve into a new circle of letters reading ALWAYS ON TIME. This dissolves into WITH THE NEWS - A little cockerel appears at the bottom of the circle (in place of number VI between letters NE & WS. Letters dissolve into PATHE NEWS then into PATHE GAZETTES. Several shots of the crowd looking on - a priest is walking down the street. Several shots of line of old terrible looking houses which are all to be demolished and replaced with modern blocks of flats - this is Euston area. A priest addressing people - natural sound. Various shots of people, most women and children - look very poor. A woman from the crowd making a comment about living in current terrible conditions. | |
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