Duchess Of Devonshire (1928)

Item title reads - Duchess of Devonshire lays foundation stone of new mining block extensions of Leeds’ University to cost £1,000,000. Yorkshire. L/S of the Duchess of Devonshire sat on a platform with other dignitaries, a man reads a speech. M/S profile as he looks at a book. M/S as the Duchess is given a small trowel and a mallet. L/S as she bends down then taps one corner of the foundation stone with the mallet. She says a few words then steps down. M/S as clergymen prepare to bless the stone. M/S as a group of dignitaries climb the steps to the platform followed by clergymen and officials of the University. One man wearing robes stands on the platform and makes a speech. 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,