Floods Of 1946–”Some Of The Worst In Living Memory”

By Paul Homewood

 

 

h/t Me GrimNasty

 

 

I am also reminded of the floods in February 1946, described on this Pathe film as some of the worst floods in living memory which hit large parts of England and Wales:

 

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https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA86OUTVFSZLGY6YFA8PQF56C17-FLOODS-IN-ENGLAND-AND-WALES/query/flood

 

As I reported last week, September 1946 also saw some of the worst floods in the Calder Valley on record.

The following year, of course, brought arguable the worst floods of the lot to the country in March.

 

Indeed, Pathe News have many news items of floods of that era, far too many to list. But I would recommend just picking a couple at random to watch:

 

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https://www.britishpathe.com/workspaces/8180a8725f728c45aaafb3ad3c112c08/PfZQgWrQ

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February 17, 2020 at 02:17PM

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