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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]The Gazette Nov 22nd 1935 Reidents of the low lying quarters of langley Mill took precautions against floods on Sunday Morning, following the heavy rains of Thursday and Friday and their reumption on Sunday. Fortunately their precautions were uneccesary, for although at one time assuming threatening proportions the flood water subsided before much inconvenience had been caused. The Bailey Brook rose to a high level at the entrance to the fields on Sunday morning, and milk floats coming from the farms were up to their axles in water. The water reached the back of Mr W. Barker's printing works and completely flooded several nearby gardens. At Milnhay the brook was also considerably swollen, flooding the fields but fortunately the Council's precautions in altering the bed of the stream prevented the water rising sufficiently to threaten the houses. People living in the cottages at Canal Side derby Road, prepared for the expected flood but the water did not rise high enough to trouble them. The fields at the rear of the cottages were flooded, however, Mr and mrs Howell, who live down the canal side were caused some anxiety when the water reached their outbuildings. A remarkable feature of the floods was that no fewer than 13 swans were seen on the flooded meadows at the rear of Smith's Mill on Monday, remaining there until the water subsided.[/quote]
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Langley Mill Floods
replied on: 5/31/2007 7:43:06 PM

The Gazette Nov 22nd 1935
Reidents of the low lying quarters of langley Mill took precautions against floods on Sunday Morning, following the heavy rains of Thursday and Friday and their reumption on Sunday. Fortunately their precautions were uneccesary, for although at one time assuming threatening proportions the flood water subsided before much inconvenience had been caused. The Bailey Brook rose to a high level at the entrance to the fields on Sunday morning, and milk floats coming from the farms were up to their axles in water. The water reached the back of Mr W. Barker's printing works and completely flooded several nearby gardens. At Milnhay the brook was also considerably swollen, flooding the fields but fortunately the Council's precautions in altering the bed of the stream prevented the water rising sufficiently to threaten the houses. People living in the cottages at Canal Side derby Road, prepared for the expected flood but the water did not rise high enough to trouble them. The fields at the rear of the cottages were flooded, however, Mr and mrs Howell, who live down the canal side were caused some anxiety when the water reached their outbuildings. A remarkable feature of the floods was that no fewer than 13 swans were seen on the flooded meadows at the rear of Smith's Mill on Monday, remaining there until the water subsided.

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