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Sept 2019
A 20ft high wall of flame swept across 120 acres of corn 'faster than a man could run in Waltham St Lawrence in 1989
A Ford Escort destroyed by a falling tree in London Avenue in the hurricane of 1987
A lorry buried under the debris after a huge blaze gutted Twyford Mill in 1976
A mystery blaze destroyed the boatyard of Queen's swanmarker John Turk in 1985 despite the efforts of four fire crews. 41177-8a
A passenger train overturned when it hit a derailed freight train near Maidenhead station in 1989.
A pilot and passenger escaped unhurt when their light aircraft crash landed
A plane from White Waltham Airfield was blown into a garden at Willant Close by gales in 1990. 50166-15a
A runaway train crashed through the barriers and 30ft onto the forecourt at Twyford Station in 1981.
Amphibious armoured vehicles were pressed into service on the streets of Maidenhead in the floods of 1947.
Army firefighters were deployed in Maidenhead during the 1977 fire brigade strike. 27888-17a
Cyclists brave floodwaters across Cookham Moor in 1977. 26670-3
Fire at Norris House 2003. 81258-2
Fire raged through Danesfield House in 1989, a month before it was due to open as a luxury hotel. 48894-36
Firefighters battle a blaze at Nicholsons Brewery in 1961. 6090
Firefighters were at the scene for 17 hours when P&A Distributors DIY warehouse in Brock Lane was gutted by fire in 1979. 30734-32a
Five firefighter were injured as they battled to save homes in Littlewick Green in 1979
Floods In 1974. 23046
Maidenhead firefighters moved into their new £370,000 purpose built station in Bridge Road in 1976. 26259-3
Maidenhead United's 400-seat stand at York Road was destroyed in a suspected arson in 1986.
Storage tanks were ripped open in an explosion at the Brylcream Factory in Norreys Drive in 1968. 12623
The Advertiser could not resists a 'sticky situation' headline when a glue lorry overturned at the Bisham Roundabout 1987. 45407-36a
The clean-up after a fire at the Queen Street post office in 1961. 6092B
The High Sheriff's barge floats much higher than usual next to River Gardens in the 1974 floods.
A mum was injured but her baby escaped unhurt when a train hit a car on the Furze Platt level crossing in 1981. 33860-22
A selection of Floods, Fires and Disasters photos from The Maidenhead Advertiser 150th Anniversary book 'Days Gone By'
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