Gala Damage At Margate 1938

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Margate, Kent.

Brief shots of the wreckage left on the sea front at Margate after severe storms. A pier looks like it has been broken in two. Rocks and what looks like slate roof tiles cover the ground and holiday beach chalets are wrecked. A few people walk along the front past the debris...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16297
Sort Number:
38/014
Time in/Out:
01:00:51:00 / 01:01:21:00
Canister:
38/14
Film ID:
955.02
Issue Date:
17/02/1938

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