The Thames in Flood

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

274-1

Date Released

22 Nov 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Wireless at the Front
2. 2The Thames in Flood
3. 3Working Under Difficulties
4. 4The Royal Cattle Farms
5. 5Girl Farmers at Sandringham

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "The enormous rainfall has flooded the Thames Valley, making the roads in some districts, impassable for traffic." Two horses pulling a cart down a flooded road. Rear view of horse-drawn carts crossing widely flooded rural area. Covered wagon passes by. Horse and cart pass by camera with flooded field in background.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters; Animals

Length of story (in feet)

61

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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