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Sea Wall 1954
Description
Birchington, Kent.
Aerial view of flooded coastal area of Kent in 1953.
Various shots of men working on a new sea wall between Birchington and Reculver. The men dig and flatten clay. Wooden posts are forced into the ground with a special machine. A man uses a theodolite.
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Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 44566
- Sort Number:
- NP 519
- Time in/Out:
- 01:51:59:00 / 01:53:57:00
- Canister:
- NP 519
- Film ID:
- 1353.27
- Issue Date:
- 23/08/1954
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