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AUTUMN 2000 FLOODS |
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Brookend
Street
The
two images below were taken on 8 December 2000 when, following
two months of unseasonable heavy rain, the Millpond overflowed
flooding much of the town centre. This
was the first time that Brookend Street had flooded badly
in over 20 years.
To see
a more usual view of Brookend Street, click here
to view it on the interactive map. More
recent flood photographs can be seen here [2004]
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Brookend Street
looking south. |
Brookend Street
looking north. |
The
images below show Millpond Street and the Safeway Garage
on the same day.
The Fire Brigade were out over night, pumping water from
people's homes and attempting to divert the flood water
into the River.
To
see a more usual view of Millpond Street, click here
to view it on the interactive map.
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Millpond Street.
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Millpond Street.
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The
area surrounding River Wye floods a little more frequently
than the town centre. The photographs below were taken
at the end of October 2000. The
first is a view of the river from the Prospect, by St
Mary's Church. The second was taken from a bridge, a short
distance west of the town.
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View from the Prospect.
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View from Bridstow
road bridge. |
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