Flooding at Oakamoor

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Date:1927

Description:A group of men ride away from a line of cottages in a small boat. Jack Heath is the man on horseback assisting in the rescue of the Finney family, during the 1927 flood.

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Transport & Communication Floods, Droughts & Weather Damage Churnet Valley Railway Celebrations, Events & Disasters Boats, Ships, Ferries & Tankers

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