Woodhouse Eaves Earthquake of 1893
On the evening of Friday 4th August 1893, the people of Woodhouse Eaves, and others all across Leicestershire, were startled by tremors and a rumbling sound…
'HOUSES SHAKEN AND PEOPLE FRIGHTENED'
The earthquake was felt all across Leicestershire, and some surrounding counties. In Hinckley the local paper reported that ‘Miss Porter, engaging in dressmaking, saw the reels of cotton previously standing on her table, dancing about, and a woman living up Mr Porter’s yard was so alarmed that she let her iron fall out of her hand’.
An interpretation panel will be installed in summer 2025, and will be co-located with the Woodhouse Eaves Geopark Information Hub at what3words location ///successes.tags.adventure