BBC Film Canvey Island Floods of 1953

BBC Interview by the BBC with Geoff Barsby in 2008
By Janet Penn

In 1953 Britain experienced its biggest peacetime disaster when the east coast was hit by devastating floods. Relive how this dramatic passage in history affected Canvey Island.

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On licence from the BBC

This page was added by Janet Penn on 25/06/2009.

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My mum was the young girl in the video being put into the lorry and she went to school with Geoff Barsby, also my uncle Billy is in this video too. very moving !

By nina head
On 07/02/2010

Only just found this - nice one - hello Geoff!

By David Bullock
On 07/02/2010

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