A Conversation for Britain After WWII

Earthquake!

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shazzPRME

One of my earliest recollections was the china cabinet swaying perilously and my mother grabbing me and hiding under the kitchen table. It was 1957 and Derby was hit by a tremour measuring 5.3 and the aftershock the next day was 4.2. A crack almost 6 inches wide opened up in our front path.

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