The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15,

NOTTINGHAM, NOV. 14.—This town and neighbour-
hood has during yesterday and to-day been visited by
ono of the greatest floods ever remembered—more exten-
sivel even than the great floods of 1831 and 1824. A
considerable quantity of rain fell in this district on Sun-
day and the commencement of the week, while on Thurs-
day it rained without intermission, and on both Friday
and yesterday did not cease for any length of time. On
Friday the water rose rapidly, and there was every
indication of a large flood. Considerable anxiety was
accordingly felt by the graziers and farmers around to
rescue their cattle from the impending danger. But for
this timely caution, a much greater loss than has now
been sustained would have been the consequence. At
the village of Wilford, two miles from Nottingham,
labourers were employed during nearly the whole of the
night, making safe the embankments, and securing the
property from the threatened inundation. A very great
amount of damage has, however, been sustained. The
banks of the Trent were overflowed, and soon the neigh-
bouring pastures were completely inundated, placing in
imminent peril the cattle that had been imprudently left
grazing thereon. At Chilwell, a village five miles from
Nottingham, wEere the land lies also low, a hundred
sheep, the property of Mr. Pearson, have been drowned ;
a great deal of other damage has also been done in this
neighbourhood. At Sawley, four miles from Chilwell,
which is situate near the Trent, the property de-
stroyed is immense. We have just heard of one
fanner who has alone lost 150 sheep. Other de-
scriptions of property have also severely suffered.
At West Bradford, two miles from Nottingham, the
water was never known so high since 1798. A culvert
unfortunately burst in this village during Saturday morn-
ing ; the inundation which followed was fearful. At
Anbolton, Colwick, Snenton, Beeston, Clifton, Barton,
and other villages approximating to the town, a great
amount of damage has been sustained. The water
crossed the line of rails at Long Eaton, six miles from
Nottingham, put out the fires of the boilers, and the
trains were unable to proceed. This delayed the delivery
of letters five hours, the mail bags having to be sent by
the old coach road. All traffic up the Midland line
from Nottingham to Leicester ceased, the flood crossing
the line for a considerable distance. The cotton and
lace factories of Messrs. Morley, Greaves, Gregory,
Thornton, and Hardy, have all ceased working. These
buildings are situated in the meadows, which being now
almost one vast lake, the fires of the steam-engines were
put out by the water which inundates the lower part of
the factories. Of course considerable loss will be sus-
tained here. At the great bridge which crosses the
Trent, about a mile and a half from the town, the scene
is equally appalling. Drowned cattle and sheep have
been floating through the arches at intervals during the
day. One cow was propelled alive by the stream through
an arch of the bridge. Some sheep have also been lost
in the Nottingham meadows. The navigation bridge,
which crosses the Nottingham and Derby Canal near the
town, it was feared would be washed away. A number
of 'men, however, were got to work, a lock near the
bridge was forced back, and thus broke the force of
water which before was dashing against the bridge with
terrific violence. This could not be effected before
a great deal of the foundation had been forced away.
It will give some idea of the extreme height of the flood
inundations ground,
when we state that a house just being erected in the
meadows has been nearly covered by the water. The
owner of the property placed it upon a rising
where he considered it would be safe from
the workmen had proceeded with the building as high as a
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the second storey. At the present time not more than
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foot of the building is visible. All the wharfingers,
-roadcoal-
dealers, &c., whose warehouses are near the banks of
the canal, have ceased business ; the houses adjoiningecnte are in-
undated ; a public-house has also been built here,sd , a
are overflowed, and the inhabitants are obliged to live
in the second storeys ; a ladder is placed against the'
upper storeys, by which they are enabled to go in and
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the water having filled the cellars and got into the and
foun-
dations of the building, a considerable loss of property
will be the consequence. In a low district of the town,
called the Poplar, the streets have been completely
flooded. Within a couple of miles of the town are seve-
ral lone houses ; these are at present surrounded by
water, causing great alarm to. the inhabitants ; boats
have been dispatched, so that any necessity they may
require may be supplied them. Numbers of the country
people were prevented attending the market yesterday ;
and we have heard of butter and other commodities being
spoiled by the transit. Coal, timber, and other descrip-
tions of property have been throughout the day swept
down the Trent ; this renders
it evident that a great loss
has been 'sustained in Derbyshire and Leicestershire.
We have not heard of any sacrifice of human life. Num-
bers of farmers and country people stayed in Nottingham
all Saturday night, not daring to venture home through
the flood. At the time of the dispatch of the above intel-
ligence the flood had not at all abated.
SHREWSBURY, SATURDAY NIGHT.— This town and
county, as also the adjoining county of Montgomery,
are at the present time nearly deluged by the flooding
of the Severn and other rivers. The heavy and almost
incessant rain that has fallen during the last fortnigl,