And Great Was The Fall Thereof 1933

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Full title reads: "Elswick. ... And great was the fall thereof - as monster chimney containing a quarter of a million bricks crashes to earth in Vickers' Armstrong works."

Elswick, Lancashire.

Tilt down large chimney in industrial town. CU base of chimney showing where demolition...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
5365
Sort Number:
33/004
Time in/Out:
01:37:57:00 / 01:38:56:00
Canister:
33/4
Film ID:
693.28
Issue Date:
12/01/1933

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  • Note that the company was actually called Vickers-Armstrongs.

    jamied 4th May 2012

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