St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden was badly damaged when the Ryburn flooded after a severe storm on Friday, 18th May 1722.
The incident occurred around 4:00 pm.
The Ryburn suddenly rose 21 ft above the normal level, and damaged the Church, and also Stirk Bridge and many bridges, houses and mills along the river.
15 persons – 8 of whom were members of the same family – were drowned.
At the Church, graves were dislodged and several corpses were washed out of their graves. One coffin was found in a tree.
The Calder was driven back a quarter of a mile above Sowerby Bridge.
Watson wrote that
Some persons living near the Church saved themselves by forcing a way out of the roof of their houses, and sitting upon the ridges till the storm was over
See Chapel Farm, Ripponden / Chapel Field Mill, Ripponden / John Jagger / Ripponden Sunday School / Ripponden Vicarage / St Bartholomew's, Ripponden Memorial / St Bartholomew's, Ripponden: Churchwardens / The flood of 1722 / St Bartholomew's, Ripponden: Graveyard / St Bartholomew's, Ripponden: MIs
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