Severe flooding in East Meon in the 1950s, picture gallery

White Cottage and Parson's shop in flood

Brooklyn, in the foreground, and Glenthorne House, with the route of the river shown by the posts.

A tractor makes its way past the War Memorial, Pinks store behind

The little girl on the steps of Barnards is Hazel Goddard, now Pamplin. Herbie Goddard, her father, was dubbed 'The Mayor of East Meon'.

Looking east past the road outside the George Inn, Barnards and Old Bell Cottage on the right.

A villager struggles against the force of the flood, walking down the High Street

View from side of the New Inn, looking East. The beamed cottages are no longer visible.

On the steps of The New Inn (now the Izaak Walton), customers keep their feet dry. Note 'Alton Ales'.

One of the bridges completely submerged.

Flooding outside Frogmore Cottage, George (last thatcher in East Meon) & Jean Samways

Numerous photographs which have been collected showing different aspects of the severe flooding which took place in East Meon before the river was re-engineered in the mid-1950s.

Creator

Various villagers

Date of creation

1953

Date of coverage

1953

Place

East Meon High Street and Church Street

Copyright

n/a

Reference number

EM/0001/0001

Accession number

2013-10-002

Storage location

Archive, Images/Floods and Fire

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