Mr Morgan Jones M. P (1930)

Item title reads Mr Morgan Jones M. P. Secretary of Board of Education lays foundation stone of Snapethorpe Elementary School. Wakefield, West Yorkshire. M, S as dignitaries and officials walk along in the rain with their umbrellas up, the mayor tips his hat as they walk onto a platform. The camera pans across an official making a speech, the foundation stone is beside him. M, S as Morgan Jones puts cement underneath the stone before it is lowered. M, S as he taps the top with a round gavel. The mayor does the same. M, S as a prayer is said and a pile of books are brought out. Mr Jones is applauded as he makes a speech, C, U of him speaking. C, U profile of the mayor. FILM 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