Coventry’s Bishop Enthroned (1943)

Full title read: “COVENTRY’S BISHOP ENTHRONED“. Coventry Cathedral, West Midlands. Top shot of the congregation and the processions in the ruins of the Coventry Cathedral. The Bishop-elect Dr Neville Gorton nears West Door and knocks on it with his Staff. Various shots of the procession moving towards the altar. Several shots of broken windows and walls of the Cathedral. The rough Cross of Coventry made of charred wood. Various shots of Dr Gorton receiving the blessing and being enthroned as the new Bishop. He replies with a blessing - natural sound. (Mute & Track Negs.) 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 Bullet