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THE VILLAGE THAT DIED IN A NIGHT

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

On the night of August 15. 1952, the village of Lynmouth in North Devon was destroyed by a swollen torrent which swept down from Exmoor where nine inches of rain had fallen in twenty-four hours
John KENDALL tells the story and looks at Lynmouth today Produced by BILL COYSH

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John Kendall
Produced By:
Bill Coysh
Source: Radio Times

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