The Lynmouth Flood August 15th 1952.
“When the Bishop of Exeter, the Right Reverend C. Mortimer preached at the Memorial Service held a fortnight after the disaster in 1952 he said that when it was all over a cross should be erected where the water broke through.
The Bishop said, ‘A cross is a sign, not simply of death, but of death followed by resurrection’.”
On the 50th Anniversary of the disaster the Lord Lieutenant of Devon unveiled the memorial wooden cross on the Lyndale Bridge as seen in the photograph here.
There is permanent free exhibition at the Flood Memorial Hall opposite Lynmouth Harbour.
Today Lynmouth has been truly resurrected, a vibrant place where visitors flock from all around the world. Lynton and Lymouth "Where the moor meets the sea" is on the dramatic Exmoor Coast and is also famous for the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Glen Lyn Gorge, Watersmeet, the Valley of Rocks and more....
“When the Bishop of Exeter, the Right Reverend C. Mortimer preached at the Memorial Service held a fortnight after the disaster in 1952 he said that when it was all over a cross should be erected where the water broke through.
The Bishop said, ‘A cross is a sign, not simply of death, but of death followed by resurrection’.”
On the 50th Anniversary of the disaster the Lord Lieutenant of Devon unveiled the memorial wooden cross on the Lyndale Bridge as seen in the photograph here.
There is permanent free exhibition at the Flood Memorial Hall opposite Lynmouth Harbour.
Exhibits include a model
of the village pre-flood, along with images of the buildings which were
destroyed, films, photographs and personal accounts.
Today Lynmouth has been truly resurrected, a vibrant place where visitors flock from all around the world. Lynton and Lymouth "Where the moor meets the sea" is on the dramatic Exmoor Coast and is also famous for the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Glen Lyn Gorge, Watersmeet, the Valley of Rocks and more....
The Memorial Cross for the victims of the Lynmouth Flood Disaster. Photo Lynmouth August 2017 Pat Adams
Press cuttings on show inside the Flood Memorial Hall - Photo Pat Adams
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