2008 Market Rasen earthquake
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On 27 February 2008 at 00:56:47.8s GMT an earthquake occurred at Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England. According to the British Geological Survey the earthquake registered a reading of 5.2 on the Richt
Scaffolding covering the spire of the village church in Waltham on the Wolds after the earthquake
Collapsed chimneys were the primary damage reported across the earthquake area, as seen here in Gainsborough.
Many churches were damaged by the earthquake and temporarily closed.
Waltham on the Wolds
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Waltham on the Wolds is a village in the civil parish of Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It lies about 5 miles north-east of Melton Mowbray an
2008 Market Rasen earthquake
…water had been coming up from the ground into the cellar at a rate of 10 imperial gallons (45 L) per hour. The spire of St Mary Magdalene church at Waltham on the Wolds in Leicestershire was damaged and was to be rebuilt at a cost of £100,000. Also damaged were the spires of St Andrew's Church in Haconby, St Andrew's…
The parish church of St Mary Magdalene
Village sign in Waltham on the Wolds
Waltham St Mary Magdalene Churchyard
Royal Horseshoes Waltham on the Wolds.