| AND GREAT WAS THE FALL THEREOF A huge chimney is demolished in a factory in Lanc | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5480 |
| Catalog #: | 254653 | |
| Clip Number: | 254653-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/4 | |
| Timecode: | 01:54:54 - 01:55:56 | |
| Location: | Elswick, Lancashire | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMOLITION: Buildings INDUSTRY: Factories, Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | GAZETTE “Elswick. ... And great was the fall thereof - as monster chimney containing a quarter of a million bricks crashes to earth in Vickers’ Armstrong works.” Elswick, Lancashire. Tilt down a large chimney in an industrial town. CU of the base of chimney showing where demolition workers have removed bricks. Shots of men at work removing bricks. Two shots from different angles showing the chimney collapsing. Lots of dust rises up into the air. High angle shot of the pile of bricks where the chimney once stood in the factory. | |
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