Murrayfield Developments: Laying foundation stone for Trafalgar House

Summary

The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Alderman John Lewis laying the foundation stone for Trafalgar House in Birmingham city centre on March 3rd 1960.

Year:

1960

Duration:

0:03:00

Film type:

Colour / Silent

Genre:

Industrial

Company:

Warners

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see Alderman John Lewis using an engraved trowel to lay mortar and then help lower a large inscribed foundation stone for the Trafalgar House development in Birmingham city centre.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Trafalgar House was a development on the corner of Suffolk Street and Paradise Circus. It was later the home of the HSBC and Snobs night-club and known as the Beneficial Building. In 2014 it was redeveloped into a hotel. Trafalgar House was the first pre-cast concrete office block in Birmingham.