Lord Woolton Opens Home (1946)

Unissued / unused material. Lord Woolton, Chairmen of British Red Cross, opens Hurlingham Convalescent Home, Hurlingham Lodge, London. C/U sign beside door. M/S Lord Woolton making speech into microphone. M/S crowd of Red Cross nurses, patients and reporters listening. Panning L/S lodge with crowd in front garden. Various C/U Red Cross nurses. Various C/Us patients in deck chairs - mainly young men, probably wounded ex-servicemen. M/S dignitaries, including Mayor. M/S Lord Woolton cutting cake. Various shots Lord Woolton chatting with patients, some are amputees. Date given on original dope sheet is 16/10/1946. 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