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The floods of 1953 in Canning Town.

The floods of 1953 in Canning Town.
The floods of 1953 in Canning Town.
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: H5050
Description: These two women are at the Kier Hardie Estate, Canning Town. On the night of 31 January 1953, the east coast of England suffered one of the worst floods in living memory and one of the biggest environmental disasters ever to have occurred in Britain.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1953
Credit line: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library Collection
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