School Floor Collapses 1934

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Full title reads: "School Floor Collapses - Parents and Children in Liverpool Concert Tragedy".

St Clement's School, Liverpool, Merseyside.

Various shots of broken pieces of wood and flooring which have collapsed. VS of men inspecting damage. Crushed school desks are amongst the rubble....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
80538
Sort Number:
UNI GAZ 035
Time in/Out:
01:42:37:00 / 01:43:32:00
Canister:
UNI GAZ ROLL 35
Film ID:
2735.34
Issue Date:
1934

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  • The collapse took place on 12 December 1934, at St Clement's school on Dove Street in Liverpool.

    jamied 23rd May 2012
  • Thanks for the date and the name of the school. Much appreciated.

    British Pathé 23rd Aug 2012

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