Still on the topic of unseasonal weather from yesterday, on July 3rd 1838, two bridges, Spotland bridge and Shepherd Mill bridge at Norden were washed away.
At Spotland bridge the water had risen 15 feet.
2,000 panes of glass at Kelsall and Kemp's mill were broken by hailstones.
In total the damage to property in the district was estimated at £80,000.
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