Lynmouth Disaster

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

52/68

Date Released

21 Aug 1952

Date covered

16 Aug 1952

Length of issue (in feet)

699

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Lynmouth Disaster
2. 2British Cars Win at Goodwood
3. 3Edinburgh Festival Opens
4. 4Churchill’s Grandson Christened
5. *Edinburgh Festival Opens
6. *Regal Opens

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

Dramatic pictures taken soon after a flood had smashed the little North Devon holiday resort, reveal the chaos and destruction wrought by the water.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Devon

Credits:

Camera

William Jordan

Length of story (in feet)

203

Story extras:

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