London's Flood Peril 1928

Star Item

Description

Full titles: "London's Flood Peril - Abnormal high tide causes Thames to rise within 18 inches of top of river wall!"

London.

L/S of a tug moving along the River Thames. M/S of men working to reinforce the river wall with wooden planks and sand shovelled from wheelbarrows. M/S of a...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35136
Sort Number:
G 1543
Time in/Out:
01:02:30:00 / 01:03:18:00
Canister:
G 1543
Film ID:
746.03
Issue Date:
14/10/1928

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2006 London bombings.
911
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Related Videos

Hide
Cloudburst In Barking

Cloudburst In Barking

Barking after the storm.

The Great Storm

The Great Storm

Buses and cars are not deterred by tyre deep flood waters in South London

Flood Peril Business As Usual

Flood Peril Business As Usual

The river Thames comes dangerously close to the top of the river wall after high tide.

Raid Proof

Raid Proof "Tubes"

Footage showing how the new raid flood door on London's underground work.

World News

World News

World news - Frank Sinatra in London, floods in Italy, and President Truman on holiday.

Royal Dolls

Royal Dolls

Footage of Mrs Dorothy Flood making dolls, Battersea, London.

(River Lea Floods)

(River Lea Floods)

Flooded streets in London after River Lea bursts its banks.

 

 

The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
Buchenwald
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
WW1animals
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
LULU'S WEDDING
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
 Before_Famous
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
Transport_Inventions
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
Himmler