Homes Crash into Crater

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1476
Date Released
16 Sep 1957
Date Other
Sep 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
At Farnworth in Lancashire, the residents of Fylde Street and Hall Lane had to evacuate their houses, as they crumbled into ruin before their eyes. Underground workings subsided beneath their homes and sent them tumbling to the ground. Some 400 people found themselves homeless.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Displaced persons; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Lancashire
Card file number
71673
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Homes Crash into Crater', British Movietone News Issue No. 1476, 16 Sep 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21920 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)