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4 Aug 1906

1906: The Storm

by admin | posted in: Newspapers | 0

A cloud burst over the pretty and romantic village of Beddgelert. The roads for miles around were flooded. The famous Beddgelert bridge was swept away. Houses in low-lying districts were ten feet in water and many cornfields ruined.

Published by Manchester Courier, 4 August 1906

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