It’s Christmas 1836, it’s Lewes on the south coast of England and a whole load of snugly Dickensian folk are about to get the worst surprise down the chimney since Jimmy Savile played Father Christmas. 

In what rosy-cheeked Victorian urchins are already singing is the 30th episode of the CB Wallop podcast join Phil Jerrod and Phil Lucas as they discuss the Lewes Avalanche - the massive ball of tightly packed snow and ice that let go of a mountain and hurled itself at the good Christian people of Boulder Row.

Are there any mountains in Lewes?.. No... there are not.    

Music by Steve Adam

Written and Researched by Phil Lucas

Edited by Phil Jerrod

Music Clips:

Pioneer Productions for Channel 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKctL_q2oSY&t=281s

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Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hbnMgHgZfs

Sources:

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Lewes-Snow-Drop-1836/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_avalanche

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffe_Hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXT-qfRD484

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxHTSGogKfg

https://www.sussexlife.co.uk/out-about/places/the-tragedy-that-struck-lewes-in-december-1836-1-4823691

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-lewes-avalanche-tablet-lewes-united-kingdom