Great Storm 1987 Home video from Worthing

We had a Sony Video 8 camcorder and took shots of High Salvington and Worthing showing the aftermath of the Great Storm. Note the roof blown from the shops on Thomas A'Becket, plus Bost Hill, Salvington Hill, Crockhurst Hill and the Seafront near Goring.

[@garydavies2270]

It was my 21st birthday just got back from Brighton.Keep up the good work on BBC Sussex listen every day.

[@vrossi2596]

Brilliant, i was 14 then and slept through it, my parent's we're on holiday, my elder brother woke me and come look outside, we lived in Warren rd, there was no school bus for a while lol

[@slaxxxer]

Fantastic footage, I was 17 and in wye in kent!

[@hmq9052]

Watching and waiting

[@theart8039]

Wow I was there!..it was an extraordinary day for sure...I just remember everyone helping each other out...what a shame we can't do the same these days

[@theart8039]

I actually remember seeing a dinghy half way up GeorgeV Avenue

[@appalachiahiker853]

Maybe because we are no longer Christians and proud to be British

[@koont666]

In Worthing now but I was in Fulham plane trees knocked over like skittles,cars crushed like tin cans ,scary.

[@ofwz]

Wow

[@sallyperkins433]

I remember it well.... My daughter was born that night ! 03:53hrs 16th Oct 87

[@sallyperkins433]

Alas no we didn't name her Gail!

[@markypatt8340]

@@sallyperkins433 or storm I hope

[@videosrus8631]

1:55 "The roof blown from the shops" is not at the Thomas A Becket, it is actually Half Moon Parade at the bottom of Half Moon Lane where it meets Salvington Road & Ashacre Lane.

[@hmq9052]

Good spot

[@clivesilk3501]

I remember this storm well ! My mum came to collect me from school and we had to walk home in the storm ! 😮😮😮😮

[@Chambers101]

Awesome video, my mum also had a Video8, and took it over to Bushy Park, Hampton, to film some of the scenes. Lovely Range Rover, my dad had a red A reg at the time.

[@radioactivepotato2068]

I was in a fourth floor flat in Roehampton SW London when it hit. I was six years old. I can remember the double bolted window in my bedroom being blasted open in the middle of the night. My mothers boyfriend came in and had to use his entire body to shut it and the vacuum made my ears pop. Minutes later, a chunk of mud the size of a tennis ball hit and stuck to the window.
I'll never forget how strong that storm was. It was absolutely terrifying.

[@danw1374]

I remember my secondary schools roof was torn off by gusts over 100mph.

[@videosrus8631]

3:06 Is that a Triffid chasing the truck? Lots of vid of Half Moon Lane area. Nostalgic.