Barrier against Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2070
Date Released
3 Feb 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Stationery - And Mobile
  2. 2Barrier against Floods
  3. 3Chimes for Canberra
  4. 4Twelve Hour Tear-Up
  5. 5Auto-Read
  6. 6Turbo Train

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Barrier Against Floods. DESCRIPTION: The GLC anticipates spending forty million pounds on a barrier or barrage across the Thames, to save London from the risk of floods. SHOTLIST: MS model built by Hydraulics Engineers to prevent London from flooding. MS pan ditto, ditto. MS ditto. MLS ditto. MS men dropping barrier into model river. CU sign Long Reach pan to barrier. CU barrier. MS model. MCU sign Leigh Marsh, pan to model river.
Keywords
Local government; Accidents and disasters; Engineering
Locations
United Kingdom; Didcot
Card file number
94370
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
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