Great London Flood Disaster

Issue No.

854-2

Date Released

9 Jan 1928

Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story No. within this Issue: 5 / 6
Summary: [1ST SUBTITLE]: "Tidal wave sweeps the streets causing many deaths and extensive damage." Depth measure showing water to be about 17 1/2 feet. Street flooded to several feet, with men in a punt. Motor car driving towards the camera in water about a foot deep. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Yachting in the streets at Moseley". Flooded street with punt and sail, and motor lorries driving through the water. Another street with wooden blocks dislodged by water. Water pump standing in street and men standing by. Section of road with wooden blocks strewn about. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "Art treasures damaged in the Tate Gallery". Workmen carrying out a large landscape painting through the grounds of the Tate Gallery.
Keywords: Ships and boats; Vehicles; Weather; Accidents and disasters
Length of story (in feet): 80

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