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  • Short Summary

    Lord Clwyd opens a new housing estate with a wedding style ceremony.

  • Description

    Surrey.

    Title reads: "Honeymoon Village. Lord Clwyd as official Godfather inaugurates new suburb at Croham Heights".

    L/S of a crowd gathered around a concrete arch, the entrance to a new housing estate. Bunting decorates the arch, a bucket of confetti is released from top of arch. M/S of a convoy of cars decorated with ribbons driving through arch. C/U of a tiered wedding cake with a model of a house on the top. M/S of Lord Clwyd cutting into the cake. M/S of a crowd of people, some on deckchairs, clapping.

    Note: according to original issue sheet a yellow tinted print of this item exists.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    540.21
    Media URN:
    25954
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    29/07/1926
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:42:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:44:12:00 / 01:44:54:00
    Canister:
    G 1315

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