Birmingham’s New Church (1935)

Full title reads: “Birmingham’s New Church. Foundation stone laid by Lord Mayor“. Birmingham, West Midlands. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham arrives to lay the foundation stone of the new Church of the Holy Cross at Bilsley Common. Parade of choir boys lead Bishop of Birmingham and the Lord Mayor. VS of ceremony of the laying of the stone. The Lord Mayor taps down the stone. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Matches missing item from 35/58. 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 (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to
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