Norwich library and Assembly House fires
Tomorrow it will be 10 years since a devastating fire swept through Norwich’s Central Library. Jo Green remembers the events of that tragic day and the fire which, eight months later, devastated its neighbour, the Assembly House. More

1912 Floods
More than seven inches of rain fell in a day to bring terror, chaos and death to the streets of Norfolk. But the floods could have proved far more catastrophic, had it not been for several local heroes. More

The wreck of the Eleni V
Yarmouth’s golden beaches turned an evil-smelling black as seabirds drowned in a sticky mousse that covered the surface of the sea. It brought out an almost wartime spirit among the volunteers involved in the clean-up. More

Destruction of the Piers
The East Anglian coast has always been at the mercy of the sea, the piers built out over the waves have suffered from it too. But not all the disasters to befall Norfolk and Suffolk piers were caused by stormy seas. More

Railway Tragedy
It remains the county’s worst rail crash that saw 27 people killed and countless others horrifically maimed as two trains collided. The 1874 Thorpe rail crash happened one stormy autumnal night simply because of human error. More

The great storm of '87
It left several people dead, buildings demolished and nationally 15m trees blown down. Here in Norfolk and Suffolk, it also caused chaos. RACHEL BANHAM looks back at the devastating effect of the Great Storm of ’87. More