RUSHES OF ST CLEMENT DANES CHURCH [Allocated Title]

Unedited rushes of St Clement Danes church on the Strand in the City of Westminster, London, which is the central church of the Royal Air Force (RAF).

Tape 1. Footage of the exterior of the church and its surrounding area. Includes local traffic and crowds, as well as the statue of Sir Arthur Harris which is outside the church. Despite the tape being labelled as having a christening service on it, there is no footage of any services.

Tape 2. Split into two distinct sections. The first section is of a civilian wedding between Nicholas and Claire (no further details known) on 4 August 1995 and the second part of the film is comprised early morning footage taken from around the church 6 August 1995, before the arrival of any traffic of commuters to the area.

Tape 3. Split into two distinct sections. The first is a collection of rushes filmed in and around the local area, including Temple Station on Victoria Embankment, commuters, traffic and the area in general. The second is a collection of stills of old maps of the area and architectural line drawings of the church.

Tape 4. Rushes filmed around the parish including traffic, commuters, the Devereux Public house, some lovely footage of commuters enjoying a peaceful lunch in the sun seated on benches and memorials, an audio only section of the church bells peeling and a small demonstration against the imprisonment of Keith Mann, an Animal Liberation Front activist.

Tape 5. A collection of wide angle lens footage of the constant and heavy traffic passing the church.

Tape 6. Footage of the interior of the church, the crypt, altar, stained glass windows, pews, ornate ceilings, memorials, statues, plaques and decorative ornaments. The latter section contains stills of the carving of the memorial plaques(circa 1950), re-building the church, photographs from before and after the restoration and an old map of the area of London, possibly dating to the Medieval period.

Tape 7. A Stonemason fitting slate crests of the Tactical Supply Wing of Royal Air Force into the floor of the church, followed by a vicar turning the pages in each memorial book within the church and various interior clips.

Tape 8. Marked as coming from the Guild Hall library’s collection on the church and appears to date mainly from the 19th century. Footage is comprised a selection of old maps, paintings, drawings and photographs of the church, with some possibly dating back to the Tudor period.

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