The Hurricane of 87

In the night on October 1987, a hurricane swept across Wanstead causing havoc and uprooting many trees. Christchurch green lost many trees and the church roof was damaged. Many fine trees that had lined the path for waiting parents at the church school were uprooted at a stroke. Many people were seen wandering around taking pictures of the devastation and children were seen playing around the roots. The Church school was closed on that day as there was no power.

Here then are a selection of pictures taken the morning after the storm. Maybe you have pictures of your own you cold send

To visit the Hurricane picture gallery click here.

To read more about the storm visit the BBC page here