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Flood Scenes

1937 , Mepal (Cambridgeshire)

Cat no. 862

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Amateur footage showing the effects on people and the land in Cambridgeshire during the floods of 1937.

The Mepal bridge is a dry bastion against the flooded fields and water flowing over the road in Cambridgeshire. Men are briefly seen in the distance filling sand bags; there are more views of flooding. In the main street of Littleport, flooding reaches the top floors of houses - a man is punting down the road. Flooded fields are marked only by the tops of willows along their borders. A haystack is surrounded by water. A road lined with sandbags holds the water back; high water flows beneath a metal railway bridge. The last shot is of Unwins builders' yard in Histon.

Featured Events

Floods of 1937

Keywords

Flood damage; Floods

Other Places

Littleport

Background Information

The serious flooding occurred in March 1937 - a report in Hansard on 18th March reveals the concern in Parliament on how the local people were being assisted during the emergency, and if military engineers should be enlisted in addition to the expertise of the local Catchment Boards. (see: http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1937/mar/18/fen-area-floods. Print-out in background file.)

Manifestations

Flood Scenes

  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV169802
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1039
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673567
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV157083
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1038
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673566
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV297170
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:25
    Has Sound
    N
    Modification Date
    04/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    671604
    Sound
    silent
  • Barcode
    INV190621
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-409
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:06:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563417
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV309029
    Canonical Identifier
    A-720
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Sound
    N
    Identification Notes
    Neg / Pos Type (data migration 25/06/2021): camera
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561222
    Sound
    silent

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