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Glimpses of London, England

Item number (ISN):

11345

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1926/1928 ?

Item number (ISN):

11345

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

GRAPHIC CONSULTANTS LTD.

Accession:

1972-0105

Media:

Film

Original title:

Seeing London with the Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson Lines Camera

Part:

3 of 3

Production date:

1926/1928 ?

Sponsor:

Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson Lines

Description:

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This film introduces the viewer to many of the places of interest in London, England. The sights of London include: the Canadian Consulate; close-up of sign reading "Canada" on Canada House; the Cunard Steamship Company offices near Trafalgar Square; pan shot of Trafalgar Square; the National Gallery; St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Nelson's Column in the foreground; the Strand to the right; little girl feeding pigeons; another shot of Nelson's Column; and then down Whitehall and Parliament Street to Westminster, with Big Ben in the background. Crowds follow the Changing of the Guard as double decker buses drive by. Extreme close-up of the War Memorial. Shots of the War Office and the Royal United Services Institution, in front of which Charles I was executed, plaque under a window, the Cenotaph and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Bridge with Big Ben in the background, close-up of the dial of Big Ben, double-decker bus, cars, Westminster Abbey and the Deanery, then Piccadilly Circus and Hyde Park Corner. The Constitutional Hill leads royal processions through Green Park to Buckingham Palace, where Canadian Monuments are on display. Shots of the Victoria Monument, Hyde Park with its adjoining Kensington Gardens, and "The Serpentine". Also of interest are the racing yacht pond, the Peter Pan statue, the Albert Memorial, and the Marble Arch Stands near Tyburn, site of numerous public executions in centuries past. A walk up Baker Street (of Sherlock Holmes fame) to Regent's Park where the Royal Botanic Gardens are visited, along with zoo, where a variety of animals are featured. Next are the Admiralty Arch and the Strand, along with the Law Courts, the Temple Bar, Cheschire Court, Fleet Street (the street of ink), Ledgate Hill, Petticoat Lane, the Tower of London and Tower Bridge, to end the trek at the Port of London. <13mn 4s>

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Original number:

7016A~7017B~7018D~7016

Notes:

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1. The last intertitle of the film is an advertisement for Cunard Liners.~2. This is one of a number of films sponsored by Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson Lines which appear in the Graphic Consultants/Ontario Motion Picture Bureau collection. Although this film is not mentioned specifically in available OMPB catalogues, other Cunard films appear in the Bureau's 1933 Supplementary List of 28mm films.~3. Other Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson Lines films were produced around 1926-1928.~4. Given the 90-year rule, this title is under copyright until 31 December 2018.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

207598

Format:

FILM

Location number:

GC-7016/B
GC-7017/B
GC-7018/D

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

207599

Format:

FILM

Location number:

GC-7016

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

207600

Format:

FILM

Location number:

GC-7016/A

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

RED PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

208616

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 9301-0026

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

308275

Format:

FILM

Location number:

9802-0021
9802-0022

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

GC-7016/B
GC-7017
GC-7018

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

309984

Format:

FILM

Location number:

9804-0028
9804-0029

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

9802-0021
9802-0022

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

309985

Format:

FILM

Location number:

9804-0030
9804-0031

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

9802-0021
9802-0022

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 9301-0026

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Donor restrictions:

The permission of Library and Archives Canada is required to reproduce this title.

Copyright status:

Under copyright until 31 December 2018.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson Lines.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Library and Archives Canada

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