Sheffield Flood Monument
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Sheffield Flood Monument
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 2 Jan 2017
This unexceptional modern monument commemorates one of the most significant peacetime disasters of The Victorian Age, namely The Sheffield Flood which happened in the early hours of March 12th 1864 killing some 293 unfortunate citizens. Surely, they deserve a better memorial than this.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.387289
Longitude
-1.466357