| AdminHistory | On 11 Mar 1864, the Dale Dike Reservoir was breached by a storm causing a flood which devastated areas in and around Sheffield. Water swept down the Loxley valley through Low Bradfield down to Hillsborough and into Sheffield destroying mills, grinding wheels and warehouses as well as inns and domestic dwellings. Over 4,000 houses were flooded and 240 deaths were reported. Following a special Act of Parliament, compensation of £273,988 was paid for damage to property, injury to persons, and loss of life. |
| Description | Claims registers, etc
Claims for Damage to Property (CA7/1-8)
Claims for Injury to People and Claims for Loss of Life (CA7/9)
The registers of claims record the following information:
No. of Claim,
Name of Claimant,
Description of Claimant,
Address of Claimant,
Nature of Claimant’s Interest,
Particulars of Claim,
Amount of Damages.
The registers have been digitised and indexed and are available online at: http://www2.shu.ac.uk/sfca/ |
| CustodialHistory | These items were transferred to Sheffield Archives by the Sheffield Town Clerk in August 1940. |