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Sinking Homes

Date released

16 Sep 1957

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

57/75

NoS ID

107854

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

A "slow-motion earthquake", caused by the collapse of an old sewer, destroys fifteen homes in Farnworth, Lancashire.

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Murdered PC John Egerton funeral (1982)

Genre

News report; Speech

Report on the funeral in Farnworth of PC John Egerton of Greater Manchester Police after his murder on duty. Chief Constable James Anderton speaks during the service. Male reporter not identified.

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Manchester: Road Subsidence Wrecks Homes

Date released

16 Sep 1957

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2473

NoS ID

074471

Story no

2 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Homes Crash into Crater

Date released

16 Sep 1957

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1476

NoS ID

021920

Story no

2 / 7

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...

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