| SWEEP AWAY ALL SLUMS! Princess Alice lays the foundation stone at a block of fla | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5481 |
| Catalog #: | 252427 | |
| Clip Number: | 252427-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/5 | |
| Timecode: | 01:01:12 - 01:02:51 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Cornerstones / Foundation stone LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London ROYALTY: British | |
| Description: | GAZETTE “London. Sweep away all slums! Princess Alice lays foundation stone of another block of flats for working classes - where once was one of London’s worst slums.” London. Princess Alice, the Countess of Athlone, lays a foundation stone / memorial stone. She makes a speech about the importance of housing to the moral and physical health of the Community. Cut away to local tenement blocks. People are listening from the windows. CU of Princess Alice. Shots of people listening as a brass band plays ‘There’s No Place Like Home’. | |
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