Hot a Christmas scene-But August Bank Holiday 1956 Freak Hail Storm Paralyses Town: Hail three feet deep-houses wrecked-roads blocked-that was Britain's most fantastic August Bank Holiday ever. Ice storms sweeping Southern England brought mid-winter scenes like this to Tunbridge Wells yesterday. The hailstones, flat and jagged, like peices of broken glass, froze into "icepicks" Then it rained, and the rain swept a long tons of hailstones in icy torrent, which brought more trouble floods. It took gangs of workmen with a mechanicl shovel four hours to clear a route for ~~~~ward bound holiday traffic from the Sussex coast. Photo shows Thsi is a Bank Holiday cuting this family will never forget. Their trip to the seaside ends at Tunbridge Wells with rescuers digging their car out of the hailstone's buried up to the axles.
Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.
Photo is dated 8-7-1956.
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