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1950s - England, British Royalty: Queen Elizabeth Dedicates Sellafield Electrical Generating Station

Reel Number: 221743-07

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1950s,1956

Country: England,United Kingdom

Location: Calder Hall,Sellafield

TC Begins: 21:53:02

TC Ends: 21:57:09

Duration: 00:04:07

1950s - England, British Royalty: Queen Elizabeth Dedicates Sellafield Electrical Generating Station Steam engine 45017 pulling railroad train into station alongside river; Queen (?) Elizabeth out of passenger car & greeted by elderly man in uniform of ??; introduced to line of local VIPs, walks past station building (no identification). 21:53:46 Professor Topchiev, Secretary of USSR Atomic Commission in front of men in line, introduced to Queen, shakes hands; large crowd in stands behind & factory building in bg, Queen touring large electrical generating plant. 21:55:59 Unidentified material. LS steel mill, reporters (?) hurrying along. 21:56:07 Queen walking away from stand of guests at Calder Hall power plant to small grandstand of seated VIPs applauding, stands at microphone under cloth canopy; MS pulling lever & everyone turns to look at large KWH dial beginning to turn w/ electricity generation. Closer shot of dial. Duties; Dedication Ceremonies; Atomic Energy;

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