| SKYSCRAPER 'TOPPED OUT' The Vickers Building (aka Millbank Tower) is completed in London. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5845 |
| Catalog #: | 25463 | |
| Clip Number: | 25463-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 61/59 | |
| Timecode: | 01:39:42 - 01:40:40 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1961 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Skyscraper CONSTRUCTION: Buildings CONSTRUCTION: Equipment LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | "London. Skyscraper 'Topped Out'." Vickers Building (Millbank Tower) reaches top. Millbank, London. GV looking across River Thames at Vickers new building. SV base of building camera pan up to show whole length of building looking upwards towards sky. SV inside lift traveling up showing small group of builders on the ground showing the height of the building. SV inside lift looking out across tops of buildings. Lift is still traveling upwards. LV of ground below camera pans round showing roadway and cars traveling along appearing very small. SV of crane on top of building camera pan to leaded cement bucket on end of crane it moves in towards group of people on top of building group of people round platform. SV people watching around platform. SV of cement bucket now being lowered for topping out ceremony CU group of workers watching. They are holding glasses of drink in their hands. SV of large cement bucket now having its contents emptied onto topping up platform. CU of workers who are now raising their glasses and are drinking. CU of Viscount Knollys performing the topping out ceremony camera pans down to show him probing cement with a nozzle. LV looking across River Thames from top of building. LV of Vickers building looking across River Thames. | |
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