Mr Speaker Founds New Commons (1948) | British Pathé Gems Nº16

Mr Speaker Founds New Commons (1948) | British Pathé Gems Nº16 During the Blitz in WWII, the Houses of Parliament were damaged by air raids on fourteen different occasions. From late June 1941 until October 1950, the Commons and Lords met at Church House in Westminster. In this film, Mr Clement Attlee lays the foundation stone of the rebuilt House of Commons in 1948. (Film ID ) BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLO