Video entitled St Marys Church, Swansea, 1954-1959, a phoenix rising from the ashes, regarding Swanseas town centre church that was severely damaged by incendiary bombs on 21 Feb. 1941 during the Second World War and subsequently rebuilt. Includes footage of the rebuilding and re-consecration of the church, with commentary on some of the people visible in-shot. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother attended the reopening. Produced, directed and narrated by Paul Murray, filmed by Peter Hall. Length 00:35:16.
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- ReferenceGB 216 D/D Z 717/87
- Dates of Creation2020
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 DVD-ROM containing video file in MP4 format, 1.05 GB