Elizabeth Lays Foundation Stone (1947)

St Mary’s College, Durham University. LS General view of Durham showing the cathedral on the hill. MS Crowds of children cheering. MS Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), the Mayor (Alderman S L Bolton) and an officer arriving at the college. LS General elevated pan of the assembly drawn up for the ceremony. MS Princess Elizabeth stamping the foundation stone for the new Women’s college. MS Children lining the roads. CU A screenful of waving children. MS The Princess’s car leaves. 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 (