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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]The Gazette June 3rd 1932 Langley Mill Flood Salvage Residents in Langley Mill declare that the district has not suffered from such a severe flooding as that of a fortnight ago for almost 40 years. During the beginning of last week, bargain sales of damaged stock were cionducted bty the local tradesmen who had suffered most, on similar lines to those which were held at the badly affected stores in derby. Rolls of material in the shop of Mr Cave in Station Rd, were still wet at the beginning of this week. he said he had sold practically all the stock which had been damaged, and had parted with certain material at 2d per yard! Other shopkeepers whose goods were not so much the worse after a soaking sold off damaged goods at half price. We understand that the insurance policy offered to registered readers of "John Bull" is the only one of its kind which covers loss through flooding. The clause policy states:"A limit of £300 for loss caused by storm, tempest, or flood to household furniture and personal effects".In the conditions it is stated that:"Applications for benefit in respect of any one accident or event which is confined to one of the benefits must be forwarded in handwriting in seven days, and application for household effects in under 48 hours." Mr cave is insured under the "John Bull" insurance. he sent in a claim and has received an acknowledgment. Mr Saxton of Cromford road, another shopkeeper in the same indsurance, has also sent in his application, and, since most of his loss was furniture, he hopes to receive benefit. The insurance does not cover stock, only household effects. It is generally believed that the serious damage done in the Cromford Road and Station Road areas was on account of the piece of waste land which lies back from Cromford Road, leaving a flat surface right to the Erewash basin. It was over this area that the water first advanced towards the shops in cromford road. When the floods began to subside the water flowed away over the same course. A "Gazette" reporter asked Mr R.Archer, the district engineer and surveyor, if the Council were going to take steps to prevent flooding in the langley Mill vicinity. Mr Archer said that floods used to occur in the olden dats owing to the inefficiency of the sewers. "With the new sewerage scheme nearing completion", he added, "flooding will be considerably minimised. By that I mean that with normal rainfall there will not be any flooding at all, but taking the rainfall during the last fortnight-well, neither the Council nor any other body could stop it". Mr Archer also pointed out that it was remarkable that certain places in the district which had not been affected by the floods of a fortnight ago, had difficulty last Sunday when there was a comparitively light fall of rain. Asked if he considered that the occasional flooding of langley Mill justified the building of an embankment to prevent the erewash from overflowing its banks, he said that there was such a narrow passage through which water could flow that such a scheme would need very careful investigation. Help for Flood Victims A meeting was held on Tuesday in the Boys school to consider what relief could be offered to the inhabitants affected. The vicar Rev L.U.Green occupied the chair, and there were also present Councillors T. Horsley, J.Wood, H. Quantrill, S.Bradley and H. Neal. The Vicar reported that his appeal for assistance for the distressed families had met with a generous response from the limited number of firms to whom he had appealed. Supplies of coal had been sent to nearly every house affected by the flood, and these will be repeated before the weeken. [/quote]
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Langley Mill Floods
replied on: 5/25/2007 12:36:47 PM

The Gazette June 3rd 1932

Langley Mill Flood Salvage

Residents in Langley Mill declare that the district has not suffered from such a severe flooding as that of a fortnight ago for almost 40 years. During the beginning of last week, bargain sales of damaged stock were cionducted bty the local tradesmen who had suffered most, on similar lines to those which were held at the badly affected stores in derby. Rolls of material in the shop of Mr Cave in Station Rd, were still wet at the beginning of this week. he said he had sold practically all the stock which had been damaged, and had parted with certain material at 2d per yard! Other shopkeepers whose goods were not so much the worse after a soaking sold off damaged goods at half price.
We understand that the insurance policy offered to registered readers of "John Bull" is the only one of its kind which covers loss through flooding. The clause policy states:"A limit of £300 for loss caused by storm, tempest, or flood to household furniture and personal effects".In the conditions it is stated that:"Applications for benefit in respect of any one accident or event which is confined to one of the benefits must be forwarded in handwriting in seven days, and application for household effects in under 48 hours." Mr cave is insured under the "John Bull" insurance. he sent in a claim and has received an acknowledgment. Mr Saxton of Cromford road, another shopkeeper in the same indsurance, has also sent in his application, and, since most of his loss was furniture, he hopes to receive benefit. The insurance does not cover stock, only household effects.
It is generally believed that the serious damage done in the Cromford Road and Station Road areas was on account of the piece of waste land which lies back from Cromford Road, leaving a flat surface right to the Erewash basin. It was over this area that the water first advanced towards the shops in cromford road. When the floods began to subside the water flowed away over the same course. A "Gazette" reporter asked Mr R.Archer, the district engineer and surveyor, if the Council were going to take steps to prevent flooding in the langley Mill vicinity. Mr Archer said that floods used to occur in the olden dats owing to the inefficiency of the sewers. "With the new sewerage scheme nearing completion", he added, "flooding will be considerably minimised. By that I mean that with normal rainfall there will not be any flooding at all, but taking the rainfall during the last fortnight-well, neither the Council nor any other body could stop it".
Mr Archer also pointed out that it was remarkable that certain places in the district which had not been affected by the floods of a fortnight ago, had difficulty last Sunday when there was a comparitively light fall of rain. Asked if he considered that the occasional flooding of langley Mill justified the building of an embankment to prevent the erewash from overflowing its banks, he said that there was such a narrow passage through which water could flow that such a scheme would need very careful investigation.
Help for Flood Victims
A meeting was held on Tuesday in the Boys school to consider what relief could be offered to the inhabitants affected. The vicar Rev L.U.Green occupied the chair, and there were also present Councillors T. Horsley, J.Wood, H. Quantrill, S.Bradley and H. Neal.
The Vicar reported that his appeal for assistance for the distressed families had met with a generous response from the limited number of firms to whom he had appealed.
Supplies of coal had been sent to nearly every house affected by the flood, and these will be repeated before the weeken.

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