Music Hall Fire (1919)

Item title reads: “Kingston-on-Thames - Music Hall Fire - £5,000 conflagration at the famous up-river Empire.“ Kingston-on-Thames, London, England WS. Pan from fire damaged ceiling towards “gods“. WS Of box with timber piled against up pan across debris in the auditorium. Shots of damage to theatre after blaze. 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 Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.