The Big Flood happened in Hyde in 1906.
A violent thunderstorm struck on May 8th and five inches of rain fell in five hours.
I've previously shown here photographs of the destruction at Newton Bank Printworks and at the James North Works.
I am grateful to Graham Hadfield for sending me this image that shows the big damage caused to Thornley & Booth's solicitors offices.
The firm survived and today are known as Booth, Ince & Knowles (established 1872) and you can see their present day office on Hyde DP Xtra.
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All that big damage just from rain.
ReplyDeleteFrom one moment to the next, we never know what might hit us.
I didn't know about this. Will the Thames barrier be enough to protect us in the future. I must read up on this event. What do you recommend to research it?
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