🎬British Movietone - SHORT VERSION - Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were bridesmaids at the wedding of Patricia Mountbatten to Lord Brabourne. The streets of Romsey were crowded with onlookers trying to catch a glimpse of the various members of the Royal Family who attended the wedding of Earl Mountbatten's eldest daughter.


British Movietone News ran in the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1986.

🎬British Pathé – Item showing cargo ship "Santa Alicia" and oil tanker "Gorme" after they collided in Channel. Item title reads - Ships crash head on. Solent. M/S of American cargo ship "Santa Alicia" under tow with large hole in the bow. Various shots showing buckled bow. M/S Norwegian oil tanker "Gorme" (Gorm ?), a large section has been smashed up by the collision. M/S slicks of oil in water. Various shots of the ships. M/S of the "Santa Alicia" docking at Southampton.

🎬British Pathé – A look at the exterior of Fawley oil refinery in Southampton, Hampshire. Fawley refinery. Southampton, Hampshire. Various shots of oil tanker in dock with pipes running from it, camera pans across to oil refinery where the crude oil goes. C/U pipes. Various good exterior shots of the refinery. M/S steam rising out of pipe. L/S flare stack which burns off excess gases

🎬British Pathé – Clement Attlee opens the new oil refinery at Fawley. He talks about the situation at Abadan. Full title reads: "Premier Opens Big Refinery". Fawley, Nr. Southampton, Hampshire. Various shots of huge oil refinery with lots of pipes. LV Ship alongside jetty, pipe lines in foreground. SV Pipe lines from jetty to refinery. More shots of refinery. GV large audience waiting for opening. SV Pan, Prime Minister Clement Attlee and officials walking up steps. CU Fuel Minister Philip Noel Baker. GV Audience with Attlee on platform. SV Attlee's speech. CU Attlee speaking about oil supplies from Abadan - Persia / Iran. SV Attlee walking away to unveil plaque. LV Attlee unveils plaque. CU Plaque. VS of refinery and storage tanks

🎬British Pathé – The Beaulieu Jazz Festival and Old Time Dancing competition in London. Full title reads: "Beaulieu. Youth Has A Fling". Beaulieu House, Hampshire. The Last Beaulieu Jazz Festival. GV Beaulieu Palace. Various good shots of beatniks - the young people in odd clothes waiting for music. Shots of bands playing. Shots of Lord Montagu watching music and crowds. Intertitle reads: "London" London. Lyceum Ballroom. Interior shots of young people performing Old Time Dancing in a competition. Various shots of old time dancing. Winners are presented with cup by Nellie Warren

🎬BBC South 50 years: Episode 11 The Cellar Show. A series of 19 mini-features made by BBC South at Southampton in 2011 to celebrate the station's 50 year history.

Episode 11 The Cellar Show. One of a series of features which celebrate BBC South's 50 years of broadcasting. Allen Sinclair takes a trip back to the eighties when BBC South had a regular arts programme called The Cellar Show. Presenter Jenni Murray introduces a new face on the music scene, Billy Bragg. But what young Billy say if he could meet Billy today?

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