Floods Worst for Fifty-Three Years

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1675
Date Released
20 Mar 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Bloemfontein Sings Royal Greetings
  2. 2England Swamps Scotland at Twickenham
  3. 3Moscow Welcomes Bevin
  4. 4Floods Worst for Fifty-Three Years
  5. 5C of I Trailer: Coughs and Sneezes

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
People rendered homeless, trains at a standstill, telephones affected, when Lea Valley, Uxbridge, Bedford and Thames Valley become flooded after thaw.
Keywords
Weather; Railways; Communications; Accidents and disasters
Locations
London; Maidenhead; Oxford; England; Bedford; Surrey; Uxbridge; Middlesex; Oxfordshire; Bedfordshire
Library number
16053
Credits:
Camera
Edward Henry Hawkins
Camera
Ian Duncan Struthers
Camera
James F. Gemmell
Camera
Ronald L. Read
Length of story (in feet)
270
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Notes
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