51°29′02″N 0°09′43″W / 51.484°N 0.162°W
 Thames flood level markers at Trinity Hospital, Greenwich. The marker on the right is for 1928 | |
| Formed | 6 to 7 January 1928 |
|---|---|
| Fatalities | 14[1][2] |
| Areas affected | London (City, Southwark, Lambeth, Westminster, Hammersmith, Putney, Greenwich, Woolwich) |
| Surgewatch.org UK coastal flooding severity, High 5/6[3] | |
The 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver. Fourteen people died and thousands were made homeless when floodwaters poured over the top of the Thames Embankment and part of the Chelsea Embankment collapsed. It was the last major flood to affect central London, and, along with the disastrous North Sea flood of 1953, helped lead to the implementation of new flood control measures that culminated in the construction of the Thames Barrier in the 1970s.
- ^ "Flood Alert" (PDF). Met Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "The great 1928 flood of London". BBC News. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Storm event 6th January 1928". www.surgewatch.org. SurgeWatch. Retrieved 10 December 2021.