Events
The Flood of 1944
After experiencing the massive snowfall at the beginning of World War Two in 1940; Glossop was again struck by another natural disaster in 1944. A
15th November 2023
1834 – The Great Glossop Flood of 1834
1940 – The Severe Winter of 1940
1944 – The Flood of 1944
1953– The Blizzard of 1953
1958 – The Blizzard of 1958
1962/3 – The Severe Winter of 1962/3
After experiencing the massive snowfall at the beginning of World War Two in 1940; Glossop was again struck by another natural disaster in 1944. A
This article is based on reports from the Glossop Chronicle 1962-3 The winter of 1962-1963 was one of the coldest recorded in the UK. Storms
1933 Entries from West End School log book 24 February: During afternoon school an unusually violent blizzard commenced. By 4 o’clock there were drifts of
Pigot’s Directory of 1835 contains a short, but dramatic, paragraph: On Wednesday, the 30th of July, 1834, the neighbourhood of Glossop was visited by a
This article is based on reports from the Glossop Chronicle 1940 Glossop Chronicle 26 January 1940 Big Freeze-Up of 50 Years Ago Recalled The severity
Glossop Chronicle, 13 February 1953 Blizzard halted traffic in Glossop The snow made beautiful tapestries in Glossop and Longdendale this week – but it also
Glossop Chronicle, 28 February 1958 Worst Blizzard for Three Years Traffic Completely Disrupted Just three years after Glossop’s worst snow blizzard for 25 years, snow