Wednesday 7 August 2013

Storm Force !

Manchester Guardian Report August 7th 1830 :
On the afternoon of Friday the 30th ultimo Rochdale was visited by a storm of thunder and rain the latter of  which accunulated to such degree that the sough, laid for the purpose of conveying water from the old church yard, that the sough blew up carrying with it a considerable portion of the wall on the left hand descending into Packer Street and a large mass of earth.
Some of the stones probably weighing 12 score pounds were forced a distance of a dozen or 14 yards by the impetuosity of the stream.
The cottages on the left hand of the steps were suddenly inundated and the garden in front covered with bricks and stones, no person injured.

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