The Great English Earthquake

Abberton alarm April 22nd began boat bricks British buildings caused ceiling Charles Du Cane Chelmsford chimneys church Colchester Congregational Church cottages cracked crash damage debris destruction devastation disaster district disturbance earth East Anglian East Anglian Daily East Essex England English Earthquake escaped Essex Chronicle Essex Field Club Essex Standard Essex Telegraph experienced explosion eyewitness falling feet fell Fingringhoe fissures floor ground Hall happened heard High Street Hugh Green Ipswich Langenhoe Layer Breton Little Wigborough London Lord Alfred Maldon masonry Mersea Island miles morning newspaper occurred oscillation parish Peldon quay Raphael Meldola rattled recorded Rector reports Reverend river Colne rocks roof Rowhedge rumbling noise rumbling sound rushed seemed shaken shock was felt smashed spire story struck suffered terrible thrown tiles tower town tremor Tuesday upheaval village violently walls wave West Mersea Wigborough Wivenhoe wrecked yacht