Thames Floods 90 years ago. 'Authorities hopeless'. Archive Film 91231
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Channel: HuntleyFilmArchives · 2014 · News & Politics
Thames Floods. Authorities hopeless in face of rapidly spreading floods. 1924. Gales and floods. The flooded Thames river. Flood at Teddington lock. Molesey. Shepperton. Flooding and bad weather in 1924. The Thames river flooding. Views of the high river, fast flowing river pas a house, a cyclist on the flooded river bank and a rowing boat passing the other way. A postman delivers mail, walking through flood to deliver to a woman standing on the steps to her house which is surrounded by water. Molesey. Close up of the floodwaters and a marker shows the water level to be nearly 15 feet. Shepperton. A pan of a vast flooded area. Teddington Lock with water pouring over the lock. Sunbury. Swans on the water.
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