| 30,000 MAROONED BY COLLISION King's Ferry Bridge is wrecked by a collision | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5240 |
| Catalog #: | 54833 | |
| Clip Number: | 54833-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 939 | |
| Timecode: | 01:24:44 - 01:25:29 | |
| Location: | Isle of Sheppey, Kent. | |
| Year Shot: | 1922 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck ENGINEERING: Bridges, Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent | |
| Description: | 30,000 "marooned" by collision. Population of Sheppey are now really Islanders owing to wrecking of King's Ferry Bridge. People from the Isle of Sheppey have to find alternative means of getting across the water when the King's Ferry Bridge is wrecked by a collision. Isle of Sheppey, Kent. L/S of people climbing into train carriages. M/S of the middle of the bridge which has been destroyed leaving a big gap over the water. M/S of people getting into a small rowing boat, a man pushes them away from the side, it looks very low at the back. | |
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