Great Sheffield Flood

The Great Sheffield Flood was a flood that devastated parts of Sheffield, England, on 11 March 1864, when the Dale Dyke Dam broke.

Read more about Great Sheffield Flood:  Dale Dyke Dam, Collapse of Dale Dyke Dam, Aftermath, Rebuilding

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    The flood subsides, and the body, like a worn sea-shell
    emerges strange and lovely.
    —D.H. (David Herbert)