| SILVER BELL AND ENSIGN FOR HMS NEWCASTLE Mayor and Mayoress of Newcastle present gifts to Royal Navy cruiser battleship. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6348 |
| Catalog #: | 252737 | |
| Clip Number: | 252737-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 37/81 | |
| Timecode: | 01:51:40 - 01:53:08 | |
| Location: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Civic LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle MILITARY: Navy, British TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military, Battleship | |
| Description: | Silver Bell and Ensign for HMS Newcastle. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. L/S of Royal Navy cruiser HMS Newcastle anchored on River Tyne. Interior of city hall. A large audience watches as the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress present gifts of bell and flags to the commander of HMS Newcastle. Both the Mayor and Mayoress make short speeches. An officer from the ship ceremoniously rings the bell. Various shots of sailors from the ship marching through the city. The bell and flags are carried on a gun carriage. The gifts are then taken aboard a small launch boat. According to the narrator "an unfortunate mistake" stopped the cruiser mooring in city quay: the water was not deep enough. The launch takes the gifts to the battleship. | |
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