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15 results found for '"Flood defences"' in Keywords.
Thames Barrier opening (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the grand opening of the Thames Barrier. Speaking are: GLC Engineer Ray Horner; Deputy GLC leader Illtyd Harrington; and engineers Derek Chapman(?), Gordon Taylor(?) and site manager Dick...
Thames Barrier construction (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the construction and tests of the Thames Barrier and floods of London through history, before its grand opening. Speaking are: Deputy GLC leader Illtyd Harrington and project manager Ray Horner....
Thames flood barrier opening row (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the resolution of the row over the form of the opening ceremony of the Thames flood barrier in London. The GLC has finally agreed for the Queen to open it and she will visit to see how it works....
Towyn flood defences not up to the job (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
More than two thousand homeless people at Towyn in North Wales are expecting another high tide to bring yet more devastation to the already flood-damaged town. The sea wall has been damaged, and residents...
Flood protection for Wales (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Rowley interviews Clwyd North West Conservative MP Sir Anthony Meyer on flood protection as the Welsh Select Affairs Committee looks into action to prevent floods like those in Towyn earlier this year.