Croxdale - Blowing Up Building (1938)

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    Title reads - Croxdale. Blowing up building, Durham. M/S of old building with holes in the roof. M/S of soldiers inside chipping at the brickwork to insert explosives. M/S of a big tower. Various shots as men put explosives in the bottom of the tower. M/S as the plunger is depressed, L/S as the building explodes. M/S as plunger is depressed again and the tower blows up and collapses. M/S of the rubble which is left. Cataloguer's note: the soundtrack to this item is missing. 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/britishpathe Tweet us @britishpathe FILM ID:983.27
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    Newcastle University (Youtube)
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  • Further information

    Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmefz0YpCiA
    Resource type: Video
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 10 years, 5 months ago
    Viewed: 972 times
    Picture Taken: Unknown
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