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| This was on Sunday 6th June 1982 when
3 and 3\4 inches fell in the space of just an hour and
a half. The drains in the field above
Blacksmith's Hill became blocked and a large lake
formed in a natural bowl . After a while the lake began to spill over
the field boundary, just about where the old Blacksmith's shop had
stood. First a trickle began to overflow and soon that trickle became a
torrent as the bank gave way, inundating Main Street and the
middle of Whitton. The pressure of water and silt
brought down the stone garden wall at
the Manor House and the
water cascaded over the fields to Humber View
Farm where it drowned poultry. This release of water onto
agricultural land probably saved the village from
greater damage.
The roads were flooded above axle depth and
tractors were the only practical transport
until the waters and silt were cleared away... Photos courtesy of Fran Ross. |
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