DaveN 1,118 Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 There'a lots of wet weather around the country including Nottinghamshire. Have a look at these photos of Nottingham in 1947. https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/gallery/12-amazing-pictures-show-flooding-3868588 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,398 Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 I vaguely remember being down at Victoria embankment and seeing the Trent in flood, to the point of only the top step was visible. It was impossible to walk under the bridge through the footpath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,007 Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 I'm always amazed the council built the park-and-ride car park on Queen's Drive. Whenever there's heavy rain, it always floods and has to be closed. I knew that location when it was just fields and back in the 1960s I can remember going over Clifton Bridge and seeing that field with very deep water. Just the place for a car park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,825 Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 It's the wife's birthday so we are away at Tattershall Lakes in Lincolnshire, we could have stayed at home, plenty of lakes nearer. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,398 Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 How not to water your beer in Lewes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,398 Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 I know I parked the car around here, somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,825 Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 Have you dipped your headlights? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 5,504 Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 One my earliest memories was of standing outside the Midland station looking at the floods on Arkwright St. I would have been 4 at the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,007 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 70 years ago since the big flood down the East Coast. I wasn't around at the time, but everyone here has been to Skeg or Mablethorpe which were badly hit. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-64414388 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 9,670 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 My great uncle, Gilbert Hudson, and his wife lived in Beeston but had a holiday home on the east coast. They lost the holiday home during those floods. It was washed away! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,398 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 A very interesting read CT., and not just looking at the pictures. Wondered whether I should have given a 'like', but it didn't seem appropriate. Plantfit, if you read this, there's a nice picture of a 1935 Leyland Tiger. B. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,205 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 I see he was going to Newark, terrible shame what happened to the east coast back then and not forgetting the west coast of europe who suffered a similar tragedy, was it global warming back then or just nature letting us know who's boss? Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 5,504 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 I remember taking clothes to school to help with the east coast flood appeal. I’m surprised we had any clothes to spare in those days! There is an emergency telephone contact system for vulnerable properties on the east coast. We had friends who lived just behind the tall sea defence bank at Sandilands and I always felt a bit nervous when visiting on stormy winter days. A lot of the concrete sea defences have now been covered by sand. I have another friend who lives on the cliffs near Cromer where the sea is rapidly eating into the land and one day his house will collapse. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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