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The Great Storm of 1987 in Eastbourne: 21 pictures of the destruction on 35th anniversary

By Julia Northcott

Published 19th Oct 2021, 10:05 BST

Updated 13th Oct 2022, 10:30 BST

October 15, 1987 saw the airing of that famous, downbeat BBC weather forecast by Michael Fish – and hours later the South East of England was subjected to the worst storm-force winds in 300 years, leaving a trail of devastation.

The 35th anniversary of the Great Storm is now here, so we took a look through the archives and found these photographs from Eastbourne, which were taken by Herald photographer Terry Connolly during the aftermath.

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