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General views Kings Landing, Leith Docks. Featuring chemical works and huge granaries, and bustling scenes at the fishing ports of Newhaven and Granton. (clip) [74960222]
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Panoramic views over Edinburgh, its historical development illustrated by contemporary prints and drawings, and the New Town with shots of a fishwife delivering fish. (clip) [82676591]
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Edinburgh, the modern city, with monuments and civic buildings, , followed by a vivid picture of the city's industrial life. (clip) [82676593]
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Title: EDINBURGH
Reference number: 0182
Date: 1966
Director: d. Henry Cooper
Sponsor: Educational Films of Scotland
Production company: Campbell Harper Films Ltd.
Sound: sound
Colour: col
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 26.30 mins
Genre: amateur
Description:
Everyday life in Edinburgh, with a look at its historical heritage and featuring plenty of street scenes.
Some scenes possibly filmed in 1939 during International Scout moot in July 1939, when rally was held in Edinburgh.
This title is available to buy on DVD online from Panamint Cinema at http://www.panamint.co.uk. Part of compilation entitled WAVERLEY STEPS, also featuring refs. 3981 and 0114 [last accessed 16/6/2008].
Credits:
p. Alan Harper
ph. Ian Kennedy and Brian Easton
sc. D.M. Elliot
comm. Ian Gilmour
m. arr. and c. Eric Roberts
educ. adv. James Hossack
[Cities of Scotland Series]
Shotlist:
Reel 1
credits (0.10) gvs city of Edinburgh and its major points of interest (1.05) Arthur's Seat (1.26) historical development of the settlement illustrated by contemporary prints and drawings (1.50) New Town with shot of fish wives and loaded creel delivering fish (2.39) the modern city (2.51) Nor' loch area (3.19) monuments and civic buildings (4.18) the city's industrial life with shots of breweries, printing, producing wire cloth, engineering, shipbuilding, glass blowing, electronics, tyre making and food manufacture (7.09) the University and its buildings, schools and education with shots of Heriot's, Donaldson's, Fettes and Daniel Stewart's (9.03) National Gallery (9.35)
Reel 2
Edinburgh viewed as a tourist centre, particularly Princes Street Gardens (2.14) Edinburgh Castle (4.29) Royal Mile and Holyroodhouse (7.23) Duddingston, Water of Leith (8.15) Leith docks and Granton and Newhaven (9.09)
Reel 3
Portobello and the beach and amusements (0.48) Cramond (1.08) Museum of Childhood (1.41) Edinburgh Zoo (2.16) International Rugby [Scotland?] v. Wales at Murrayfield (3.49) the City and its ceremony. Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at Quatercentenary of John Knox, Royal Company of Archers, Order of the Thistle, Queen opens Ingliston showground (6.05) Festival - the city transformed. gvs Epstein Exhibition and Tattoo (7.49) brief recap of sequences and credits (8.55)
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