Film Number |
4151 |
Title |
THE PURFLEET FLOODS |
Producer |
Editorial, for Unilever |
Date |
1953 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
25 mins 22 secs |
Description |
This is the story of what happened to Van den Berghs and Jurgens margarine factory at Purfleet during and after the floods of February 1953 - scenes of flood damage and the rescue/recovery operations; sandbagging; the Minister of Food visits; the Queen visits, meeting factory workers; aftermath of floods, clean-up, and re-commencement of production of margarine. |
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