Storm Event
“At Chepstow, the water rose 70 feet”
Source
No known sources of information.
Pathway
No known sources of information.
Receptor and Consequence
This event was associated with coastal flooding in the Bristol Channel, effecting areas of Somerset, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire (Lowe, 1870). The effects of the high tide – the height of which rose to within 4 or 5 inches of that of the Great Storm in 1703 – were exacerbated by rain and hail. The force of the waves destroyed 200 yards of sea wall and a public house in Bristol; the damage came to £100,000 for the whole city. In Redwick (Monmouthshire) and surrounding areas, 800 sheep drowned, adding to those lost at Highbridge. A further 130 cattle perished in Chepstow, where the damage came to £8000.
Summary Table
| Loss of life | * |
| Residential property | Houses inundated in Bridgewater |
| Evacuation & Rescue | * |
| Cost | £100,000 worth of damage in Bristol; £8000 worth in Chepstow |
| Ports | * |
| Transport | * |
| Energy | * |
| Public services | * |
| Water & wastewater | * |
| Livestock | Over 800 sheep and 130 cattle drowned |
| Agricultural land | Hundreds of acres of farmland submerged at Highbridge |
| Coastal erosion | * |
| Natural environment | * |
| Cultural heritage | * |
| Coastal defences | 200 yards of sea wall demolished |
*No known sources of information available
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References
- Lowe, E. J. (1870). Natural Phenomena and Chronology of the Seasons.London: Bell and Dalby. Available at: https://archive.org/details/naturalphenomen00lowegoog