EAW048242 ENGLAND (1953). Flooding at Sunken Marsh around Hoppet Cottage, Canvey Island, 1953
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| Title | [EAW048242] Flooding at Sunken Marsh around Hoppet Cottage, Canvey Island, 1953 |
| Reference | EAW048242 |
| Date | 2-February-1953 |
| Link | |
| Place name | CANVEY ISLAND |
| Parish | CANVEY ISLAND |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 580971, 184214 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.60918591720268, 51.527314221978 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ810842 |
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  When floods devastated large parts of the East Coast in 1953, Canvey Island in Essex was one of the places that bore the brunt.
Fifty-nine people died and 13,000 were evacuated from their homes after floodwater inundated the island on 31 January.
Parts of the reclaimed island in the Thames estuary lie below sea level, meaning the town must be ever-vigilant against the threat from the sea. |
Billy Turner |
Wednesday 10th of February 2016 08:53:01 PM |