Floods Worst for Fifty-Three Years

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1675
Date Released
20 Mar 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
People rendered homeless, trains at a standstill, telephones affected, when Lea Valley, Uxbridge, Bedford and Thames Valley become flooded after thaw.
Keywords
Weather; Railways; Communications; Accidents and disasters
Locations
London; Maidenhead; Oxford; England; Bedford; Surrey; Uxbridge; Middlesex; Oxfordshire; Bedfordshire
Library number
16053
Credits:
Camera
Edward Henry Hawkins
Camera
Ian Duncan Struthers
Camera
James F. Gemmell
Camera
Ronald L. Read
Length of story (in feet)
270
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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http://reuters.screenocean.com/
Phone
+44(0)1954 262052
Address
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London
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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Floods Worst for Fifty-Three Years', British Paramount News Issue No. 1675, 20 Mar 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/40468 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)