14 local SE1 clips from the BBC's new Rewind archive site

To mark the BBC's centenary, the corporation has launched a new website called Rewind featuring hundreds of archive clips. Here's a selection of 14 clips of local interest to the SE1 area, spanning 1951 to 2009.

14 local SE1 clips from the BBC's new Rewind archive site

1951: The Festival of Britain
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1952: the Devon Belle Pullman train from Waterloo discontinued
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1955: The Queen visits Southwark Cathedral for the Royal Maundy
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1958: Elephant & Castle redevelopment plans
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1958: The Queen Mother visits Morley College
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1961: Alan Whicker visits Trinity School for Girls (now Globe Academy)
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1966: Blue Peter takes a trip on the River Thames
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1967: The 'Duchess of Southwark' - Anne Garner
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1971: Tower Bridge's future uncertain
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1975: Andre Previn appeals for funds for Henry Wood Hall in Trinity Church Square
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1975: Nationwide visits Tower Bridge
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1983: Blue Peter meets Terry Waite at Lambeth Palace
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1997: The Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre goes pink
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2009: The One Show goes mudlarking
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