| LONDON CARRIES ON Great Story Showing How Life in London Carries on Despite the Blitz | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6424 | |
| Catalog #: | 49490 | |
| Clip Number: | 49490-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 40/79 | |
| Timecode: | 01:34:15 - 01:36:39 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUSINESS: Misc CROWDS: Pedestrians FIREFIGHTING: Work FLAGS AND EMBLEMS: National, Great Britain LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MILITARY: Army, British WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: War Damage WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: Misc WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: War Work | |
| Description: | LONDON CARRIES ON Great Story Showing How Life in London Carries on Despite the Blitz London. MS Gun crew servicing and bringing up shells for large anti-aircraft gun. Ground to air LS formation of German bombers flying over. Good sequence of guns firing at night intercut with shots of burning buildings. BS of firemen fighting fires in office buildings the morning after an air raid during the Blitz. VS of damaged church buildings with Westminster Abbey in background. VS Good shots of ruined buildings, some still smouldering with the wreckage spreading across roads and with some AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) men amidst the rubble. MS Group of smiling civilians sitting on their garden Anderson shelter. VS of wreckage of downed aircraft being looked over by rescue workers. CUs. shop and restaurant signs stating that they are open for business although they are damaged. Good shots of crowds walking across London Bridge and walking through the blitzed streets in the City to their offices. CU Man sitting at desk in office, the window behind him is smashed and the building across the road is in ruins. MS Chef cooking food on brazier outside his bomb damaged cafe. MS Man and his secretary working in the park. She has her typewriter on park seat while he stands beside her dictating a letter. CU British Union Jack flag flying from masthead. | |
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