| THE GREAT THAW The snow begins to thaw causing floods all over Britain. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5378 |
| Catalog #: | 243565 | |
| Clip Number: | 243565-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1465 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:22 - 01:39:57 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Floods LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | The great thaw. Everywhere .... great tracts .... in both town and country submerged in a "dreary waste of waters". L/S of water flooding a town, it is halfway up the houses and covering the field. M/S of the Bridge Cafe at Shepperton half under water. M/S of trees with water up to their branches, the camera pans across to houses surrounded by water. Various shots of submerged houses. M/S of a horse and carriage riding down the road through the water, followed by a big truck. M/S of a car driving past a signpost. A horse and cart ride along followed by a motorcycle, the village green is flooded. "... timber laden barges "run amok" at Kingston-on-Thames." M/S of the barges with their loads strewn about, the camera pans across them. Various shots of the barges. "... flood water bursts a railway culvert at Edmonton." M/S of the collapsed wall, the camera pans down it. "Scores of hungry Thames swans come ashore for food at Shepperton." M/S of the swans in a pen, various shots as a man and woman scatter food for them. | |
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