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

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.