A Record Rainfall (1914-1918)

A Record Rainfall (River Thames overflows at Maidenhead, Berkshire). M/S of street full of water - but not too deep - trucks; horses & wagons are driving on street. Steam traction engine pulling brewery truck. Garage in BG; w/ Shell sign. Pan on the brewery truck driving down street to left. Young boys and men walk along pavement. People in a small boat - punt; w/ long pole - stopped where some folks stand outside houses. Tracking shot down river; past the flats; & boat. Continued down river; tracking shot of shore - more people; stand outside a shop - looking stranded. Across flooded street is a pub called ’The Ark’! 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 Gaumon