Storm clouds were certainly gathering over Glossopdale on the days before these photographs were taken.
Especially in the shot of a boulder and rubble-strewn Monks Road, which the date shows was on June 18, 1930.
The other picture is of villagers rallying around in August 1972, after flood water rushed into Old Glossop.
Glossop was, and maybe still is, highly susceptible to flooding due to its valley location.
CLEAN-UP BEGINS: The storm which hit Old Glossop was over and it was time to count the cost of the flooding and start cleaning up. Villagers tackle the tide of mud and water outside the Queens Arms, while in the background a farmer leads a cow back to its field.
Sudden spells of prolonged heavy rain turn moorland streams into fast flowing rivers which pour down from the hills, sweeping away everything in their path.
Glossop’s last major floods were in July 2002 when water sweeping from the Snake Pass moors resulted in cars in the town centre and in Old Glossop being submerged.
Three instances of major floods...and they all happened during summers....when after days of glorious sunshine the weather finally broke.
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