Cardiff Castle Given To Nation (1947)

Unused / unissued footage - dates or locations unclear or unknown. Cuts for newsreel 47/74. Cardiff, Wales. General elevated views of Cardiff. Nice shots of people waiting in the crowd for the ceremony. L/S of the castle. L/S of the procession of civic dignitaries arriving at the castle. L/S of the Welsh standard flying from the castle turret. Several shots of Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Alderman George Ferguson, the Lady Mayoress and Lord and Lady Bute arriving for the ceremony. The Lord Mayor speaks into a mike with Lord Bute looking on. Elevated view of castle with crowds outside. Shots of several flags flying from flagpoles. Dignitaries, officials and policemen and women walk along in a procession on their way to the castle. FILM ID:2166.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British