The Duchess Of Gloucester Opens Sydney Street Estate (1938)

Titles read: “THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER OPENS SYDNEY STREET ESTATE“. London. Various shots of the Duchess of Gloucester (Princess Alice) at the opening the last block of flats to complete the Somers Town Garden Estate rehousing scheme. She makes a speech saying she has very much pleasure in declaring this much-needed new block of flats open. She pulls on a rope to unfurl an English flag. A little girl presents the Duchess with a bouquet of flowers. She poses briefly outside the entrance to the block. 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 News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-195