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Jaguar fire Browns Lane Coventry, West Midlands.
4th March 1957
. Interior of the factory showing production line working again after disastrous fire - car's body being moved along over head. . Car's body being lowered into position. . Mechanic watching and helping in proceedings as body is lowered. . Front of the bonnet being lowered down and man steadying it. Exterior of Jaguar factory with smoke coming out of gutted windows. . Firemen shovelling over smouldering rubber. . Fireman spraying water into fire still smouldering. Pan showing the damage caused by the fire, men lifting bodies of cars and all the charred remains laying around. . Lorry towing burnt out car out of factory. Outside burnt-out building showing burnt-out cars being placed on a dump. Showing the dump and one wreck being put down with the others. Pan to show another one being brought along. General activity with forklift trucks. Pan, brand new Jaguars lined up, men just putting the finishing touches under the bonnets. Man clamps down bonnet of new Jaguar. Radiator of Jaguar 3.4 litre - this is a new model. Towards as new Jaguar comes out to petrol pump, it has a left hand drive. Dashboard. Hand working gear changes on dashboard. The two pedal control being manipulated. Dump of the old burnt out cars. Start to pan and see new Jaguar as it goes out of the factory for export.
Coventry, Warwickshire.
27th Oct 1949
Mrs Lewis Douglas, wife of the American Ambassador, accompanied by officer, inspecting guard of honour of Royal Warwickshires.
Regimental mascot. Mrs Douglas looking at regimental mascot and patting same. Mrs Douglas patting mascot. Boy pan to girl.
Pan Mrs Douglas accompanied by the Mayor of Coventry walking out to unveil statue.
Two mace bearers.
Mrs. Douglas and Mayor. Mrs Douglas still holding cord.
Mrs Douglas hanging on the rope pan up to statue unveiled.
Mrs Douglas and Sir William Reid Dick, sculptor.
Statue of Lady Godiva.
Festival in Coventry.
28th June 1951
statue of Lady Godiva. Ann Wrigg as Godiva, shots of cars and bicycles heading for Coventry. boy with Union Jack flag in his mouth. as mayor, Councillor Harry Weston, waves as he drives past in car. Miss Coventry, Beryl Davies, waving. crowds, pan along them. elephant with castle attached to its back, there are other elephants behind it in the parade. girl with dummy. clergyman leading choir boys. Various shots choir boys.
Various shots Lady Godiva riding on her horse. Pan from bomb site to back view of Miss Wrigg. panning shot crowds. Various shots pikemen walking in the parade. Various shots suffragettes marching. Freemen in the parade. Various shots of parade. girl dressed as Princess Elizabeth, daughter of James I. people on roof watching, pan to others looking out of window. Lady Godiva riding along. of her through keyhole. Various shots as she rides along. sign 'Down with Women Weavers'. man playing Josiah Beck, who got into trouble for employing women, he has to ride backwards on horse so he can't see Godiva. people dressed as monks. serfs walking along.
floats in the parade. woman using spinning wheel. float which reads 'Cotton for Coventry'. pan textile loom in action. textile float, pan to man dressed as John Bull. little girl with streamer. Procession of modern cars go down street. pan Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's car driving along. old car driving past, people wave from it. man getting on penny farthing bicycle. men riding old bicycles. man and woman on tandem. women laughing. old bike. men putting spectacles on. Lady Godiva riding along. woman with stick in her hand, her husband sits beside her, he has his eye bandaged from where she hit him for looking at Lady Godiva.
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