| BIG WORKHOUSE FIRE A look at the destruction caused by a fire in large Victorian workhouse. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5329 |
| Catalog #: | 243489 | |
| Clip Number: | 243489-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1259 | |
| Timecode: | 01:26:10 - 01:27:22 | |
| Location: | Sutton, Surrey | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Fires LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Surrey | |
| Description: | BIG WORKHOUSE FIRE. Extensive damage in serious conflagration at Belmont Institution. Sutton, Surrey. Panning L/S of an enormous Victorian building, the roof has collapsed revealing blackened rafters. Low angled M/S of charred rafters, tilt down to show a group of people inspecting the wreckage on the room below. Panning shot of people wandering through the debris in a long room with a sloping roof, looks like a dining room. M/S of two attic windows, the roof around has been burnt; most of the tiles have fallen off. M/S of an attic window frame, the around has been burnt until only the skeleton of the rafters is left. | |
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