Already subscribed … liked & shared. I live on the ‘Highlands Estate’ so, “I’m alright Jack” as they say. MY daughter, who now resides in Great Wakering, is probably screwed.
l lived in Great Wakering from 1953 to about 1978/9. l was 6 years old at the time. We moved to Wakering a couple of months after to Great Flood. Although the village itself didn't suffer to much the people who lived on the old POW camp on the common had their homes completely destroyed as it was on lower laying ground...A neighbour who survived struggle to save his baby while his drowned wife floated inside the house....All were completely overwhelmed...A number of families moved into the new council estate of Twyford Avenue..As children we often used the old camp site as a play area. Remnants of oversites, paths and roads still existed then..The Great Flood of 1953 was pretty well expunged from history perhaps because WW2 was still fresh in the minds of many....
We where living on the seafront in Thorpe Bay I remember dad coming in from work and telling us that the sea was coming over the sea wall we were lucky but people living just along from us with cellars were flooding
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Love this and it's exactly what I needed today!
Bless our fishermen of leigh. Always prepared to roll up their shirt sleeves and join the effort!
Thanks so much Sean much appreciated. Yes the Leigh fishermen have given so much to our community.
Fantastic Video, very informative, especially being a Leigh resident with the Surname "Flood" too!
Thanks so very much James, to me you are now the great flood!
I am truly honoured!@@leighonseahistory9523
Already subscribed … liked & shared. I live on the ‘Highlands Estate’ so, “I’m alright Jack” as they say. MY daughter, who now resides in Great Wakering, is probably screwed.
Thanks very much Razzle, keep dry!
l lived in Great Wakering from 1953 to about 1978/9. l was 6 years old at the time. We moved to Wakering a couple of months after to Great Flood. Although the village itself didn't suffer to much the people who lived on the old POW camp on the common had their homes completely destroyed as it was on lower laying ground...A neighbour who survived struggle to save his baby while his drowned wife floated inside the house....All were completely overwhelmed...A number of families moved into the new council estate of Twyford Avenue..As children we often used the old camp site as a play area. Remnants of oversites, paths and roads still existed then..The Great Flood of 1953 was pretty well expunged from history perhaps because WW2 was still fresh in the minds of many....
We where living on the seafront in Thorpe Bay I remember dad coming in from work and telling us that the sea was coming over the sea wall we were lucky but people living just along from us with cellars were flooding
Must have been very frightening, thanks for your comment Frances.