And last October, a sinkhole on Church Street in Storrington, West Sussex, appeared to be no more than the size of a tennis ball – but the road was closed due to a 6ft x 6ft void beneath the hole.
In December, a massive sinkhole measuring about 16ft wide and 30-40ft deep suddenly manifested in a residential street near Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan.
Sarah, an IT architect and her sales director partner, both 36, and their two daughters, aged four and six, live on William Way, an attractive courtyard development just a few feet from where the sinkhole sprang up.
A GIANT sinkhole is threatening to eat up Sarah Lewis’s family home in Godstone, Surrey.
Sarah says her home insurer initially refused to pay for temporary accommodation, but then relented, agreeing to pay for seven nights, at £130 per night, which will then be reviewed.
