Coventry & Birmingham Scenes (1973)

Coventry & Birmingham, West Midlands.



Long panning shot of a mass of cars parked outside a factory in Birmingham. Pan along factory and further to show tower blocks and tall buildings around. More shots of the tower blocks, very tall new buildings, school with teenage students milling in grounds and an infant school with children playing, street scenes, traffic, public subway, etc. Various shots of the old part of town with old elegant buildings, greens, people milling around, Birmingham University, library, etc.



(E/C Neg.)



Cataloguer's note - title of the item reads Coventry & Birmingham. This cataloguer did not recognised any Coventry footage but some street scenes can be shot there.
FILM ID:3384.07

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