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Oxhey Mystery Chasm 1927
Description
Item title reads: "Oxhey mystery Chasm. 36 hours work, tree trunks, 1500 tons of earth needed to fill up alarming subsidence."
Oxhey, Hertfordshire
M/S of the exterior of a suburban house with a huge hole in front of it. A man leans to look down the hole - could be anything down there....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Margaret
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 33131
- Sort Number:
- G 1408
- Time in/Out:
- 01:34:34:00 / 01:35:23:00
- Canister:
- G 1408
- Film ID:
- 686.21
- Issue Date:
- 20/06/1927
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The subsidence seen here took place in Kingsfield Road, Oxhey.
Extended footage of the story can be seen in clip 686.22.