Fens an Inland Sea

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1676
Date Released
24 Mar 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
More than one hundred square miles of Finland [sic] is submerged. Troops and prisoners of war make desperate bid to close gap in banks of Ouse.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters; Engineering; Military
Locations
England; Cambridgeshire; Bluntisham
Library number
16055
Credits:
Camera
James F. Gemmell
Length of story (in feet)
138
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
Email
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Web
http://reuters.screenocean.com/
Phone
+44(0)1954 262052
Address
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London
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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'Fens an Inland Sea', British Paramount News Issue No. 1676, 24 Mar 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/40471 (Accessed 04 Nov 2025)