Water Mattresses

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

527

Date Released

28 Jan 1965

Date recorded

18 Dec 1964

Length of issue (in feet)

707

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Electric Engraving Artist
2. 2Water Mattresses
3. 3Fire-Eating Family

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: A Dutch idea has been imported at King’s Lynn to improve the navigation channels on the River Ouse. Using Norfolk reed and willow, a gang of twenty men weave a huge Kon-Tiki raft on the river’s edge. Then comes the tricky part, towing it down the estuary and sinking it with rocks to provide a firm base for a four-mile sea-wall.

Keywords

Engineering

Locations

England; Norfolk; King’s Lynn

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Richard Norton

Length of story (in feet)

287

Story extras:

Film clip

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