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Blyth, Flood (1900)

 

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Blyth, Flood - Click for bigger imagePhotograph of the flood which affected Blyth on the 27th October 1900. This picture clearly illustrates the depth of the water. The boat was used to evacuate people who had become trapped by the rising flood water.

 


Northumberland Archives Service holds over 120,000 photographic images relating to the history of the county of Northumberland. The quality of the photographs mounted on this website has been reduced. High quality photographic or digital copies of these, and of other photographs from our collections, are available by contacting the Archives Service.