Title:LMS HQ AT THE GROVE; EVACUEES; FRENCH DIPLOMATS [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BTF 201
Other titles:
Summary:
Description: I. Euston arch. Construction of new offices at the Grove, Watford, the LMS wartime HQ, 1939. Euston Square. St Pancras. LMS staff arriving on buses at the Grove grounds entrance, walking along long driveway towards offices (buses were unable to negotiate driveway). Shots of the Grove, sandbagged, and of staff in offices, in canteen, and playing cricket etc. Air raid shelter construction at the Grove.
II. Children evacuees at station - arriving on bus and departing by train.
III. French officers, troops and civilians with luggage marked "Mission Francais" at Addison Road station (Kensington Olympia) boarding train and departing.
Production Details: London Midland and Scottish Railway Film Unit (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: French Army (regiment/service)
London Midland and Scottish Railway (regiment/service)
Keywords: buildings, British - commercial: headquarters (LMS) (object name)
buildings, British - commercial: railway station (object name)
defences, British - passive: air raid shelter (object name)
industry, British - general: railway offices (object name)
operations, French military - movement: rail (object name)
society, British - precautionary: Air Raid Precautions (object name)
society, British - precautionary: evacuees (object name)
transport, British civilian - bus (object name)
transport, British civilian - rail (object name)
GB, England & London, NW <Euston Station> (geography)
GB, England & London, W <Kensington Olympia Station> (geography)
GB, England & Watford, Herts <LMS HQ, The Grove> (geography)
