Engraving depicting the aftermath of the flooding of Sheffield and its environs due to failure of the Dale Dyke of the Bradfield Reservoir: 11 March 1864. There was extensive damage and loss of life. Searching the cellar of a ruined house for dead: Neepsend.

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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