Great Flood of 1771

The Great Flood of 1771 affected several rivers, including the Tyne, Tees, Wear and Eden and settlements across Northern England from 16 and 17 November 1771.

[1] Its cause was a sudden thaw of the ice in upper Teesdale, a cloud burst over the Pennines and a continuous period of rain.

[6][7] Further downstream the city's Corn Mill was badly damaged and needed to be rebuilt.

[1] Yarm was one of the areas worst affected, as the river burst its banks in several places.

[2] According to reports, the whole of Yarm lay underwater, every building was affected, six houses were destroyed and many more left uninhabitable.