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 were drowned in London and thousands were made homeless when flood waters 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, particularly following 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.