tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post6521878068160457305..comments2024-02-04T17:05:48.142+00:00Comments on A Place for everything: The Great Floods of 1953Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116574112768767203noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-31343345497149514682013-02-08T23:01:52.072+00:002013-02-08T23:01:52.072+00:00What an amazing story, it must have been such a wo...What an amazing story, it must have been such a worry to your parents.<br /><br />On a lighter note, from your photo I would never have guessed you were even born in 1953!Little Blue Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616392505984609128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-86129093045203362282013-02-02T18:06:58.032+00:002013-02-02T18:06:58.032+00:00Gosh, what a story and thank you for sharing a pai...Gosh, what a story and thank you for sharing a painful time of your life. Suzy xxRustic Vintage Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707515487917612909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-12994666978636676272013-02-01T16:34:35.801+00:002013-02-01T16:34:35.801+00:00Patricia, of course it's painful memories for ...Patricia, of course it's painful memories for you! As you were a little girl you did not understand full danger of the flood.<br />You're alive now thanks to many people who helped and saved you. Thank you for sharing this unknown for me story.<br />Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-89569295798198617402013-02-01T15:33:59.554+00:002013-02-01T15:33:59.554+00:00Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. ...Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. It's no wonder you don't like the water! I had not heard of this flood, which I guess isn't too surprising since I live in Canada and it happened before I was born. What an incredible thing to have lived through, and you are right - there were many acts of courage.kristieinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620113214111945592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-54386120994663780032013-02-01T12:19:28.943+00:002013-02-01T12:19:28.943+00:00Thank you for sharing your story of that terrible ...Thank you for sharing your story of that terrible night with us, it must have been hard to write and to remember. What wonderful community spirit there was; it must have been such a fearful time for you and your family and for all the other people who were affected by the floods especially those who lost family members. Todays service will be very poignant for you all:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-53741108149036670142013-01-31T20:17:33.812+00:002013-01-31T20:17:33.812+00:00I've heard about this but to hear it from some...I've heard about this but to hear it from someone who went through it and lived to tell the tale makes it much more real. Thanks for sharing your memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-4530418731693917842013-01-31T19:35:30.360+00:002013-01-31T19:35:30.360+00:00We watched a television programme last night about...We watched a television programme last night about this disaster. Thank you for sharing memories of your family's ordeal on that terrible night and during the aftermath. I will be thinking of you tomorrow morning. Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-19227837526336665952013-01-31T18:27:11.715+00:002013-01-31T18:27:11.715+00:00This is an amazingly vivid account, given how youn...This is an amazingly vivid account, given how young you were at the time, Patricia. I'm not surprised so many details of such a frightening event are indelibly engraved on your memory. I was almost 7 at the time and I vaguely remember hearing the flooding mentioned, even though we lived in Lancashire. But as I grew older it was very much part of recent English history and I've always known the main details. Now to research the Dutch side of the story.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-80394388152721463612013-01-31T18:22:06.068+00:002013-01-31T18:22:06.068+00:00I've been listening all day to bbc Essex with ...I've been listening all day to bbc Essex with stories from both Essex and Holland. You story is amazing and mirrors many that I have heard today, thank you so much for sharing xxTracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038320794655536591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-78624512340224824732013-01-31T18:20:34.778+00:002013-01-31T18:20:34.778+00:00Dear Patricia - when you have survived an ordeal w...Dear Patricia - when you have survived an ordeal with the elements if never leaves you, and you also have a profound respect for those things which are beyond our control. It must have been really awful for your parents having their bungalow ruined in that way, and I am sure that they would have been anxious whenever it was windy and wet after that experience. <br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-6051480741802502452013-01-31T17:56:49.513+00:002013-01-31T17:56:49.513+00:00There are many things on tv here too about the Dut...There are many things on tv here too about the Dutch side of the flood. There are also discussion that it could happen again since the country is not prepared for mass evacuation. I am glad to hear that if you had to go through that, that you survived to share your amazing story with us today.<br /><br />Hugs from Holland ~<br />HeidiHeidiInHollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042160177913867405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-58202691546005387112013-01-31T14:40:27.485+00:002013-01-31T14:40:27.485+00:00Oh Patricia, what an amzing story! I've never ...Oh Patricia, what an amzing story! I've never known your part of England was hit too. As you probably know here in Holland we had the same on the same night.A big part of Zeeland was flooded due to breaking dykes and almost 1800 people lost their lives..After that they built even stronger dykes and barrages known as Neeltje Jans.<br />What a panic you must have felt.Can imagine your fear for water and storm...<br />Hugs<br />Erna xErnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343710608629199401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-2672161327790561792013-01-31T12:12:25.986+00:002013-01-31T12:12:25.986+00:00I was living in Essex, aged 4 1/2 at the time, and...I was living in Essex, aged 4 1/2 at the time, and was completely unaware of what was happening only a few miles away from us. In fact the first I even heard about it was when I was working in London, aged 19, and worked with a lad a bit younger than me who had been staying with his Nan in London at the time, he lost both his parents who were at home on Canvey Island. It must have been quite horrifying for you, no wonder you still fear water and high winds - and mother of pearl buttons!<br />Joy xxjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288268403388265748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-71036597277099667682013-01-31T11:24:44.113+00:002013-01-31T11:24:44.113+00:00I heard about it this morning on BBC Radio 4, that...I heard about it this morning on BBC Radio 4, that must've been a terrible thing to go through which obviously has left its mark on you.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322819166203516563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-81397122698167390252013-01-31T11:01:43.419+00:002013-01-31T11:01:43.419+00:00Didn't realise you were part of all that and y...Didn't realise you were part of all that and you could remember it. Amazing how things colour our lives isn't it. Maybe that is why you have such a love of history - being caught up in history but not knowing it at the time.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-63875290013049234012013-01-31T10:55:23.253+00:002013-01-31T10:55:23.253+00:00What an amazing story! Great post.
Liz @ Shortbre...What an amazing story! Great post.<br />Liz @ Shortbread & GingerShortbread and Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356668729131346750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-64286033501544593252013-01-31T10:07:00.318+00:002013-01-31T10:07:00.318+00:00What a thing to live thorough, the people of Brisb...What a thing to live thorough, the people of Brisbane are going thorough at the moment.greenthumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067004547876814633noreply@blogger.com