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Plague of Floods Ravages Towns and Destroys Goods
Reports of severe flooding impact riverside areas including Temple Back Radcliff Back St James Back and nearby farms. Water surged into homes and cellars wrecking sugar and tobacco stores, livestock losses reported, and major damage to sea walls. Weather also caused chimney collapses and uprooted trees with widespread property damage across Worcester and surrounding parishes.
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St. James’s
Three Horseshoes
New Passage
Richards
Philip Brawy
Brown
Redwick
Stephen Holster
Jane Jayne
Chiton
Old Bury
Severn
Worcester
Guildhall
Sloughton
Shereof
Emily