Although Hartland suffered some damage in the weekend gales – a pig sty became airborne and a large greenhouse was demolished – the town counted itself fortunate to have escaped so lightly.

The pig sty belonged to Mr J Jeffery and the greenhouse – in the Vicarage garden – disintegrated. All that was left were racks nailed on the rear wall but parts were found 30 to 40 yards away.
A bungalow being erected by Mr W Gifford at Lutsford was damaged, many houses lost slates and a number of TV aerials became casualties.
In the early hours of the morning the sky was lit up by flashes resembling a firework display. The branch of a tree had fallen across the power lines near Pattard, bringing them close together and causing an arc. The supply was not cut off, however, and the flashing and showers of sparks continued until Electricity Board linesmen removed the obstruction later in the day.

Gazette article dated 5 October 1962