Mr Speaker Founds New Commons (1948)

Full title reads: “MR. SPEAKER FOUNDS NEW COMMONS“. London. Arrival of Mr Winston Churchill and party to ceremony of laying foundation stone of new House of Commons. Mr Clement Attlee on platform delivering a speech (natural sound). He talks about eternal nature of House of Commons. Crowd listening. Side view, stone coming down. Front view, stone coming down. Side view, Brigadier General Clifton Brown, the Speaker of the House of Commons takes mallet to lay the stone. Several shots of Colonel Clifton Brown laying stone. Close up shot of foundation stone. Colonel Clifton Brown speaking - declaring that the stone has been well and truly laid and ’God bless the new House of Commons.’ 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, whi