The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouth’s city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
This film is part of Free
Lynmouth Floods' Anniversary
The 25th Anniversary of the Lynton and Lynmouth Flood
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Overview
Lynmouth residents reminisce about the flooding that happened twenty-five years ago, on the 15 August 1952. Thirty-four residents lost their lives during the night when flood waters peaked. Lynmouth may not have been the biggest flood Britain has ever seen but it may be the most studied.
Landscape erosion, water courses and interest into how natural disasters such as flooding can shape our physical geography by changing the landscape around us have been the topics of study. East and West Lyn Rivers are known to swell and flood with records of this happening having been traced as far back as 1607. It is because the two rivers converge at Lynmouth that the area is most affected. Caused by heavy rainfall the flood dislodged many large boulders and trees causing damage to bridges, roads and buildings.
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