| CLOUDBURST IN YORKSHIRE The flooded River Esk washed away a bridge nears Sleight | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5428 | |
| Catalog #: | 243580 | |
| Clip Number: | 243580-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 30/17 | |
| Timecode: | 01:30:49 - 01:32:10 | |
| Location: | Sleights, Yorkshire, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Floods LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Yorkshire | |
| Description: | “Sleights. Cloudbursts in Yorkshire. Bridges swept away and enormous damage caused as swollen River Esk sweeps over countryside.” Sleights, Yorkshire. Shots of water flowing down a very full and possibly overflowing river. Debris such as uprooted trees and rocks litters the banks. The curve of the river brings us round to the remains of a stone bridge which has been washed away by the floods caused by the heavy rain. Various shots of river and bridge. | |
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