February 27, 1781

Posted by sydney on Feb 27th, 1781

Vast storm.  Had the duration of this storm been equal to it’s strength, nothing could have withstood it’s fury.  As it was, it did prodigious damage.  The tiles were blown from the roof of Newton church with such violence, that shivers from the them broke the windows of the great farm-house at near 30 yards distance.  This storm blew the alcove back into the hedge, & threw down the stone dial-post.

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