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Film Number |
847 |
Title |
[MANCHESTER FIRES 1] |
Producer |
City of Manchester Fire Brigade/Movietone News |
Date |
*1957/8/9/61 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
sd/st/mute |
Running Time |
16 mins 32 secs |
Description |
Scenes at various Manchester fires - a Movietone news film of the fire at Paulden's store, described as 'the biggest fire in Manchester since the war'; a factory fire at S. Gratix, Hardman Street; house fires - fatalities recorded; fire brigade attendance at a traffic accident; fires at - Ridings Store, Longsight; Dolsat Ltd. Strangeways; Dark Lane,Ardwick; a hardware shop on Gorton Cross Street; rubber works in Clayton and Beswick; Longridge House; Withington Hospital; a building in the grounds of the University; Halwin Tyre Company in Openshaw; a waste rubber dump in Harpurhey, and a firelighter works in Newton Heath. |
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