Heroes Laid To Rest (1960)

Item title reads - Heroes laid to rest. Firemen’s funeral. The 19 firemen who died trying to put out a fire in a whisky warehouse takes place in Glasgow, Scotland. M/S as cortege moves slowly down the street. L/S of the people lining the streets to pay their respects. Various shots of firemen watching. L/S cathedral, the camera pans down to the funeral procession making its way over the Bridge of Sighs to the Necropolis where they will be buried together. M/S as coffins are carried from hearses. L/S wreaths on ground. M/S as coffins are lowered. L/S back view of mourners. 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
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