Floods in Norfolk and what is being done to prevent them
1964 , Sea Palling (Norfolk)
Cat no. 205529
Anglia television’s ‘Here and Now’ short documentary featuring archive footage and interviews with East Anglia residents looking back at the devastation of the 1953 North Sea floods.
Presenter Dick Graham commentates, complimented by archive footage from January 1953, of the devastating effects of flood water on the landscape and buildings of East Anglia. Including footage of the partly collapsed “Beach Hotel” building [possibly at Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire] and featuring the many people who attempted to control the flow of water and rescue their neighbours. In the village of Sea Palling, near Great Yarmouth, 7 lives were taken. An interview with Mr Kenneth Cotton, Chief Engineer, and representative of The East Suffolk and Norfolk River Board, discusses the measures put in place, including the rebuilding of sea defences following the flood devastation. Mr Holmes, a grocer, recalls his thoughts and actions on the day of the flood, which destroyed his Sea Palling shop. Other residents, a husband and wife, recount the story of returning to their property once the flood water had subsided. Further along the coast, Blakeney resident Mr Long gives his personal account of events and the anxiety it caused on that fateful day in January 1953.
Featured Buildings
“Beach Hotel” (partly collapsed) building [possibly at Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire]
Featured Events
North Sea floods affecting East Anglia 31st January 1953
Keywords
Flood damage; Floods; Sea defences
Other Places
Blakeney, Norfolk
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Presenter : Dick Graham
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Director : Harry Aldous
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Editor : Bill Veitch
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Other : Programme Editor - Eric Halliday
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Camera : Ian Craig
Manifestations
Floods in Norfolk and what is being done to prevent them
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Genre: Television
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Locations: Sea Palling (Norfolk)
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Description Type: monographic
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Related to: Here and Now
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Related to: Anglia prog
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Subject: Mr Holmes / floods / Mr Long / flood damage / coastal defences
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