Official Opening Of Holme Sluices (1955)

Unissued / unused material. Official opening of Holme Sluices by Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip), Trent River, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Duke walks to dais. VIPs presented to Duke. Duke presses button to open sluices. Duke presses button to open sluices. Walking shot of Duke. Duke examines mechanism that lifts sluices. Duke walks across bridge on sluices. CU of the Duke in boat “Cyclops“. Duke in boat. Shots of River Trent, including man and boy in small dinghy flying Union Jack. Approaching Trent Bridge. Arrival at end of river journey. Duke is driven away in car. FILM ID: 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 Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire New