London’s Flood Peril (1928)

Full titles: “London’s Flood Peril - Abnormal high tide causes Thames to rise within 18 inches of top of river wall!“ London. L/S of a tug moving along the River Thames. M/S of men working to reinforce the river wall with wooden planks and sand shovelled from wheelbarrows. M/S of a tug pulling two barges along - the water level does look very high; a young boy watches from the bank. M/S of the reinforcements against the river wall, cordoned off from the pavement with a stretch of wire. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as V