This Day 6th Jan 1928. No change then.

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Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 758 Send Message	Frederick	Report	5 Jan 2014 16:47
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 758 Send Message	Friday 6th Jan 1928. The Thames burst its banks today, flooding low lying districts of London, drowning 14 people - including 4 young sisters - in their basement home. Hundreds more have been made homeless along the grey, swollen river. The vaults of the Palace of Westminster were flooded. The usually dry moat of the Tower of London was water-filled once more. Damage to property was extensive. Twelve Landseer paintings were badly damaged at the Tate Gallery, although the Turner collection was saved. The cause of the disaster was the much feared combination of a sudden thaw and high tide. The previous Christmas Day was swept by freezing blizzards, and food supplies were air-dropped into villages cut off by snow F.
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	5 Jan 2014 17:26
	interesting - didn't know that
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 1,546 Send Message	Linda	Report	5 Jan 2014 18:02
	I remember seeing footage of it somewhere, very interesting
	Researching: Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry