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presence of small boats conveying postmen and tratlesmen from house to house gave the narrow and 

 old-fashioned streets an aspect quite Venetian. The streets that suffered most from the ravagts of 

 the flood were Black Griffin Lane, St. Peter's Lane, St. Peter's Place, Pound Lane, North Lane, and 

 Water Lane. 



" Hero the City authorities put down planUs t-r pedestrians, but these sank under the weight of 

 the people as the water rose, and carts and trolleys had to be used. The police station was flooded, 

 the allotment patches were oMiterated, and two or three mills and workshops had to be closed. Pigs 

 were carried in the arms of their owners to a place of safety, and horses were led from their stables. 



" Canterbury has not known such a spectacle for many years. The streets were thronged with 

 people running to and fro, and helping to rescue the imprisoned. Many of the inhabitants were able 

 to keep out the water by building little dams of earth and clay across the threshold. In one case 

 the kitchen table was Iturned on its side and a mound of clay built in front of it. Near Hooker's 

 Mill the torrent rushed right through a house, while the half terrified occupiers were imprisoned on 

 the first floor. 



" The view of the surrounding country from the top of the tower of the old West Gate was 

 extraordinary. The ancient City appeared to be standing on a wide estuary. Great arms of water 

 stretched for miles up and down the valley. Here and there a solitary boat, rowed by a river man 

 who was helping in the work of rescue, was seen at a spot which has never been known to be under 

 water before." 



Medical Hall, Canterbury. 



A. LANDER, F.R. Met. Soc. 



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