2005, 95 MINS, COLOUR/BW, UK

THE ROYAL RIVER
This short film, made by the Port of London Authority, provides a rare film record of the Thames preparing for the Coronation in 1953. It includes decorations on the river and foreign dignitaries arriving by boat for the event.

CORONATION DAY
A brief colour account of the Queen's Coronation, and the Queen and Prince Philip boarding the Royal Barge with liveried Thames Watermen at Greenwich Pier - the latter recorded by the PLA's own camerrraman from a privileged viewpoint.

ROYAL VISIT '59
On May 12th 1959, Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, toured the PLA's Head Offices in Tower Hill and then went on to inspect London's Docklands. This exceptionally rare silent colour film chronicles this historic occasion.

THAMES TIDEWAY
Filmed in the late 1940s, this rare black and white film follows e cargo passenger liner Port Lyttleton out of New Zealand as its first discharges its passengers at Tilbury and then passes through the King George V Lock to unload its cargo in the Royal Docks.

PORT OF LONDON 1929
A fully-captioned silent film, capturing the great dock systems of London in all their glory at the end of the 1920s, with aerial film of the Royal Docks and a wonderful array of ships on display.

4 STARS OUT OF 5

Nov. 2015: back in stock.

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Condition: Used - very good. More details here.

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Nov. 2015: back in stock. Official release. Condition: 'used - very good'.

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