The Great Flood of 1968

Older residents will also remember that September 1968 was also the year of the great flood, when the Lammas Lands were completely submerged, isolating Farncombe from Godalming and completely devastating the Fairground and Amusements of Mr. Benson encamped on the Lammas Lands near the boathouse at Catteshall. Roundabouts and Dodgems were under several feet of water, as were his lorries and caravans; eventually they were towed out to dry on the slopes of such nearby roads as Kings Road and Hare Lane. The residents of Wyatt's Close were also evacuated.

Guildford too, suffered from the floods and a mark on the wall of St. Nicholas's Church by the town bridge, still testifies today to the depth of the floodwater.