East Coast Floods – 70 Years Ago
The 31st January marks the 70th anniversary of unprecedented flooding from the North Sea, which caused havoc and upheaval along the Suffolk coast. Unlike its counterpart in Great Yarmouth, no-one died on land in Lowestoft on January 31st 1953 - where the sea surged over 2.3m higher - but sadly in Southwold a life was lost. Meanwhile, 11 people died on the Lowestoft trawler Guava out to sea - and […]