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Rochester Bridge Re-opened

When it comes to a bridge re-opening, you can count on a Countess

Non-Fiction 1914 1 mins Silent

Overview

Reuniting the good people of Rochester and Strood in the midst of the River Medway, the re-opening of a shored up Rochester Bridge brings out the crowds and newsreel cameras. Guest of honour is Australian-born Florence Rose Bligh, the Countess of Darnley. Her bigger claim to fame is as one of the women who presented the original Ashes urn to the English cricket captain Ivo Bligh - whom she subsequently married.

Original title

Rochester Bridge re-opened The Countess of Darnley Cuts the Silk Cord Gaumont Graphic No. 329

Genres

Non-Fiction

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Rochester

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

Opening ceremonies

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