The film begins with footage of a house being demolished by hand. Bricks are removed from walls and placed on a pile from which they are transferred to a flatbed truck.
Next is evidence of the damage caused to property at Aberyswyth in Wales during the storm of 14 / 15 January 1938. The road in front of buildings on Victoria Terrace has been washed away and doors and windows are protected by sandbags. We also see the pier, which has been truncated with the wreckage of the lost section visible in the sea.
After this we see farmers milling at a farm waiting for the auction of cattle and equipment. They are then seen outside a shop drinking.
What follows is a series of very short shots of various people and scenes:
a car is loaded with sacks; a man poses for the camera dressed in a suit, tie and overcoat; a police officer stands next to a man wearing a flat cap and smoking as both pose for the camera; a crowd has gathered for a fox hunt meeting - individuals and groups of people are picked out of the crowd; in front of a very large house a family play; a man in a three piece suit and tie smokes while posing for the camera; adults talking, children playing; a man acts the fool: gesticulating for the camera; woman and chidlren dressed for cold weather play with a dog next to a car; woman and child outside a house playing with black dog making it jump on its hind legs; a family picnic on heathland with a campfire and tea drinking; two boys in school uniform point and are joined by an older woman; family group (boy, woman and young man) pose for camera; three women and a boy with a garden trowel and trug; group of men, one sitting on truck smoking, there's a play scuffle with a soldier with a rifle. The film ends with a man shovelling snow during a snow storm.
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On the night of Friday January 14, 1938, a storm with estimated wind speeds of up to 90 mph struck Aberyswyth. Most of the promenade was destroyed, along with 200 feet of the pier, evidence of both can be seen in the film. Many properties on the seafront were damaged, with every property from the King's Hall north affected, those on Victoria Terrace having suffered the greatest damage.