"£12/10s Would Have Sufficed - The Holmfirth Flood Of 1852"
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
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The 36 minute film tracks the flood waters from the bursting of Bilberry Reservoir to Holmfirth and beyond. It focuses on the individual human tragedies caused by the flood. These have been brilliantly and sensitively illustrated by the artist Jenny Hinchliffe.
The whole valley was touched by the disaster and yet today, many people living in Holmfirth know little of the flood of 1852. This is not too surprising as no substantial monument or memorial exists and the graves of the victims are unmarked and unregarded. Perhaps this little film will increase awareness of what was not only the greatest tragedy ever to befall Holmfirth, but also the greatest crime.
Mike Wade filmed, scripted and produced the film. His previous films about Holmfirth include 'A Wall of Water: The Tragic Past of Holmfirth Summer Wine Town' (2014) and 'The Changing Face of Holmfirth: Summer Wind Town' ( 2010).
Can't believe that I have only just come across this video. It is absolutely excellent! Beautiful illustrations from Jenny Hinchliffe.
Peter Darley, Holmfirth.
Thank you so much 😀
The video will be shown in full at the Holmfirth Picturedrome on 6th October at approx 2pm and 4pm together with the video of the 1944 flood.
Correction: it will be shown at Nowhere in Norridge Bottom Holmfirth on Sunday 6th October 2pm to 6pm.
Absolutely brilliant ! After years of reading and studying this local tragedy, a video, illustrating a lot more than words alone...thank you !
Beautifully illustrated.
It will be shown at Nowhere in Norridge Bottom Holmfirth on Sunday 6th October 2pm to 6pm.
Most people wont know but a local man to the area called Nigel Turner was fishing for sticklebacks in an ajecent river and he caused this flood by belting out an almighty cry of BEHOLD HIS MIGHTY HAND which caused the banks to burst letting tons of water to make its way to village. Surviving villager Johnny spitfire said he could hear the cry of Nigel from his property in hade edge and said it was like a sonic boom!