MASSIVE warm downpour in Manchester yesterday, heaviest I've ever seen the rain
I think we had the same thing, 15 miles or so south of Manchester. Water was pouring over the gutters all round the house, so today I went round checking everything. All clear, flow normal down all the downpipes. There was just so much water coming off the roof, so fast, that the drainage couldn't cope. It was spectacular to see.
Less spectacular was the new leak in the conservatory. I think it was the gully flashing failing to cope with the temporary flow, so water built up and reached parts normally protected by the roof overhang. Time, and more all-weather sealant, will tell.
I'm still not going to complain though. Cooler, wet and humid is better than hot and sweltery and humid. However, in light of the fact we're only 7 miles from Whaley Bridge as the crow flies, I should be wishing for something a bit more Cornish to give the land time to drain; everywhere's sodden and I can't help feeling there are all sorts of subsidence problems lurking. A long stretch of retaining wall's fallen down a couple of streets away, and we have a -- thankfully lower -- retaining wall along this property to three houses 1.5m higher up. I'm starting to get twitchy, because my bricklaying skills are almost as good as Winston Churchill's (apparently it was what he did to relax, but not very well).