I remember it well. Cranleigh, where I live, must be very close to that black square on the map showing rainfall amounts, indicating a rainfall of 175 mm plus, or 7 inches in the old money. Luckily our house was on a slight hill. To the list of rivers that flooded can be added the Wey in Surrey. A department store on its banks in Guildford had only been open for a month or so when it was inundated. The basement was totally filled with water, and I believe the ground floor was under about three feet of water. The nearby Yvonne Arnaud theatre was also flooded.
Originally Posted by: jhall