Reservoir Bursts 1926

Star Item

Description

Full title reads: "Reservoir bursts followed by recent rain and causes extensive damage to a number of villages near Keighley".

Yorkshire.

Various L/Ss, looking down into valley, of flooded fields and burst reservoir. Various shots of people walking along top of broken wall (burst...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26432
Sort Number:
G 1347
Time in/Out:
01:30:13:00 / 01:31:05:00
Canister:
G 1347
Film ID:
656.11
Issue Date:
18/11/1926

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 2005 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
Burnhope's New Reservoir

Burnhope's New Reservoir

New reservoir is built at Burn hope.

King Opens $6,000,000 Reservoir

King Opens $6,000,000 Reservoir

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth open Derwent valley reservoir.

Reservoir Bursts Its Banks

Reservoir Bursts Its Banks

Trees are uprooted and cars wrecked after a reservoir burst its banks costing 5 lives. Glasgow.

Royal Opening Of Staines Reservoir

Royal Opening Of Staines Reservoir

King George VI opens new reservoir at Staines, Surrey.

(Royal Opening Of Staines Reservoir)

(Royal Opening Of Staines Reservoir)

King George VI opens new reservoir at Staines, Surrey.

Fishing At Weir Wood Reservoir

Fishing At Weir Wood Reservoir

People fishing at Weir Wood reservoir in England

Trout Fed Into Weir Wood Reservoir

Trout Fed Into Weir Wood Reservoir

Trout are reintroduced into Weir Wood reservoir

 

 

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