Severn Bore Ridden in Home Made Canoe

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
147
Date Released
28 Mar 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Severn Bore Ridden in Home Made Canoe. DESCRIPTION: Mr JE Taylor bobs over tidal wave, which every year swirls up river at Elmore, Glos. SHOTLIST: Shot of Mr Taylor speaking of the canoe that he has made. He launched the boat on the river and shots of the tidal wave are seen sweeping up.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Inventions and discoveries
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1732
Length of story (in feet)
73
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Severn Bore Ridden in Home Made Canoe', British Movietone News Issue No. 147, 28 Mar 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3542 (Accessed 07 Apr 2026)