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1925 Statue removed from Piccadilly
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Date: 23rd February 1925
Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: God of Love takes to flight - The famous figure of Eros removed from the fountain in Piccadilly to his new home at the Country Hall
ENGLAND: London: Westminster:
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TITLE: MAIN
(2ft)
LV TILT DOWN EROS WITH LADDER AND SCAFFOLDING AROUND IT
(7ft)
CU EAD WITH ROPE ROUND IT,WORKMEN IN B'GRD.
(12ft)
LVS AND MLVS EROS BEING MANOEUVRED READY FOR LOWERING FROM PEDASTAL
(33ft)
LVS BEING LOWERED
(39ft)
MLVS EROS RESTING HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY ON GROUND
(48ft)
TITLE: GOODBYE PICCADILLY
(49ft)
LVS LORRY DRAWING AWAY WITH EROS ON BACK IN SECOND SHOT
(59ft)
TITLE: ON TO THE TERRACE OF THE COUNTY HALL
(59ft)
LV MEN CARRYING EROS DOWN STEPS
(65ft)
TITLE: HIS NEW OUTLOOK,THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT ACROSS THE MISTY THAMES
(66ft)
GV ACROSS THAMES TO H.OF P.
(69ft)
MLVS LORRY IN TRAFFIC AND ARRIVING AT DESTINATION
(99ft)
CU STATUE ON LORRY
(106ft)
LVS AND MLVS LORRY ARRIVING AT COUNTY HALL AND EROS BEING UNLOADED AND CARRIED UP AND DOWN STEPS AND THRU DOOR.
(213ft)
LV WORKMAN CLIMBING UP LADDER AND PEOPLE AROUND EROS IN PICCADILLY
(233ft)
GV LADDER PUT AGAINST EROS,TILT TO CROWD
(254ft)
LVS AND MLVS EROS BEING LOWERED TO GROUND AND RESTED ON PADDING
(428ft)
TGV TRAFFIC
(433ft)
LCS BEING LOWERED
(454ft)
MV 2 MEN CHIPPING AWAY AT FIXING OF EROS FOOT
(482ft)
CUS MEN FIXING TACKLE AND ROPES TO EROS
(513ft)
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