Thread: Horncastle folklore

petal · 21-07-2007, 04:03 PM

Is this true or false ?

There is an old folklore which relates the Horncastle floods to the change of the town's vicar. The vicar changed in 1919 & 1959, coinciding with floods in 1920 & 1960 (less than a year between the occurrences). Also, the vicar changed in 1980, the year of another flood. The current vicar, Mike Burson-Thomas, is due to hold his last sermon in Horncastle next month, so we will have another change.

Flood · 22-07-2007, 03:13 PM

Mary, I don't know. I hope it's just a coincidence and that you don't get floods.

petal · 22-07-2007, 04:27 PM

I hope so .............mind you, the waters have gone down now round here apparently .........we're still on Flood Warning but the weather tomorrow doesn't look as bad as it did when I checked bbc. website earlier so here's hoping.
Everytime I look at the blessed weather map it seems to change..............lol

Flood · 22-07-2007, 09:14 PM

Ya know what? The weather seems to change depending on what channel you watch. Has anyone else noticed that?
Fingers crossed for everyone affected by these floods.

petal · 23-07-2007, 10:31 AM

Bloomin' map on the bbc.weather site..........I did just what they do on the telly.........move it on a few hours and so on.........today we weren't supposed to have any rain.......well maybe the odd 'shower'..........but we've got a downpour thats here to stay.
Wednesday looks horrendous on the blessed map - like you don't want to be anywhere at all............but that could change, as it seems to be doing all the time. Modern technology ? Should have put my fir cones outside...........lol

21-07-2007, 04:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,555 Total Awards: 5	Horncastle folklore Is this true or false ? There is an old folklore which relates the Horncastle floods to the change of the town's vicar. The vicar changed in 1919 & 1959, coinciding with floods in 1920 & 1960 (less than a year between the occurrences). Also, the vicar changed in 1980, the year of another flood. The current vicar, Mike Burson-Thomas, is due to hold his last sermon in Horncastle next month, so we will have another change.
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

22-07-2007, 03:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Flood AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: A great place in Devon called Tiverton. Posts: 4,889 Total Awards: 4	Re: Horncastle folklore Mary, I don't know. I hope it's just a coincidence and that you don't get floods.

22-07-2007, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,555 Total Awards: 5	Re: Horncastle folklore I hope so .............mind you, the waters have gone down now round here apparently .........we're still on Flood Warning but the weather tomorrow doesn't look as bad as it did when I checked bbc. website earlier so here's hoping. Everytime I look at the blessed weather map it seems to change..............lol
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

22-07-2007, 09:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Flood AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: A great place in Devon called Tiverton. Posts: 4,889 Total Awards: 4	Re: Horncastle folklore Ya know what? The weather seems to change depending on what channel you watch. Has anyone else noticed that? Fingers crossed for everyone affected by these floods.

23-07-2007, 10:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,555 Total Awards: 5	Re: Horncastle folklore Bloomin' map on the bbc.weather site..........I did just what they do on the telly.........move it on a few hours and so on.........today we weren't supposed to have any rain.......well maybe the odd 'shower'..........but we've got a downpour thats here to stay. Wednesday looks horrendous on the blessed map - like you don't want to be anywhere at all............but that could change, as it seems to be doing all the time. Modern technology ? Should have put my fir cones outside...........lol
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...