Hadleigh after the 1987 Hurricane

On the night of 15th October 1987, Michael Fish, BBC weatherman,  had quashed rumours that a hurricane was on the way: “Don’t worry, there isn’t”, he told the nation. Just a few hours later, the storm changed direction and much of the country was hit by the rare 100mph winds.

Hadleigh did not escape the damage. After the storm had passed, Peter Hammerton went out with his camera and, fortunately for us, took some photos to keep in his scrapbook. Peter sadly passed away in recent years but the contents of his scrapbook have been scanned by the Archive. This article can be seen as a tribute to his personal desire to record local history.

(Thanks Peter).

Several fallen trees shown from this viewpoint
Author
Terry B
Page added:
21/03/2019

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  • I was the Emergency Contact operator working from home for Castle Point Borough Council on the night of the hurricane. The telephone did not stop ringing all night and the Council’s employees on duty worked without complaint every time I had occasion to call them out from their beds, a night none of us will ever forget, and the following morning we were all back doing our daily jobs and clearing up from the devastation the hurricane had caused.

    By Eileen Acreman (05/09/2022)

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