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A History of the County of Essex
… and 15th centuries West Ham occasionally suffered from floods, though these were probably less severe than at East … The process was sometimes reversed, as in 161213, when floods caused a serious breach in West marsh. 25 But in the … 1875 have not been fulfilled, but West Ham suffered in the floods of 1897, and in those of 1928, when about 2,700 houses …
A History of the County of Essex
… works, however, harmed shipping and had even caused the floods they were intended to cure, and their removal was …
A History of the County of Essex
… abbey when it was in financial difficulties resulting from floods and other causes. 7 Leland's story that floods caused the temporary evacuation of the abbey probably …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and is subject to flooding; particularly severe floods were recorded in 1852 and in 1899 when a high tide …
A History of the County of Somerset
… to sell his land before the autumn rains caused the usual floods on the meadows. 15 Not until the building of pumping …