New Brighton - Storm Sequel

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1702A

Date Released

18 Jan 1962

Date submitted

16 Jan 1962

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Murrayfield - France on Top
2. 2Tragedy in Peru
3. 3New Brighton - Storm Sequel
4. 4Smallpox Menace
5. 5Hat-Trick for Moss
6. 6Now They’ve Got It!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Brighton - Storm Sequel. DESCRIPTION: The gales and high seas certainly gave New Brighton a battering. Inevitably, damage was done. One casualty was the north bridge to the floating landing-stage. It collapsed under the strain. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS waves storming against sea wall. GV pan the collapsed north bridge. MS remains of bridge. MLS bridge. MS rope being used for moorings. MS same. GV bridge.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Cheshire; New Brighton

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

83752

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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