Terminal Opened (1960)

Southampton, Hampshire. GV. Southampton docks. GV. The SS Oriana tied up at Southampton. SV. Name Oriana on the side of the ship. LV. Field Marshal Slim talking to men who worked on the building of the ship. SCU. Field Marshal Slim talking to men who worked on the building of Oriana. GV. Interior, showing audience in the terminal for the opening ceremony of the new reception hall which is also to serve as the ocean terminal - Sir William Slim is to open it. SCU. Mayor and Mayoress of Southampton. SV. Sir William Slim finishing his speech and moving away from the microphone prior to unveiling the plaque commemorating the event. SV. Audience. SV. Sir William about to unveil the plaque, he pulls the cord to draw back the drapes revealing the plaque. GV. Unveiled plaque, Sir William Slim drops cord and people on the dais applaud - including Sir Brian Robertson. CU. The Plaque. GV. Lounge of the terminal. SV. Writing desks. Angle shot, modern murals on the walls. SV. Display window on the left of picture is a v