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Flooding Collection

Background imageFlooding Collection: This was the unhappy scene during the height of the floods on Sunday evening - at

This was the unhappy scene during the height of the floods on Sunday evening - at the lower end of High Street Edenbridge Kent. There is a girl swimming across from one side to the other

Background imageFlooding Collection: Flooded streets in Sidcup, Kent. Double dekker bus plows through the water

Flooded streets in Sidcup, Kent. Double dekker bus plows through the water. 1937

Background imageFlooding Collection: Schoolchildren running through the floods at the junction of Forest Road and Chingford

Schoolchildren running through the floods at the junction of Forest Road and Chingford Road Walthamstow. Torrential rains

Background imageFlooding Collection: A wide area of Berkshire lies underwater following the overflowing of the river Thames

A wide area of Berkshire lies underwater following the overflowing of the river Thames at Maidenhead after recent phenomenon of the heavy rains

Background imageFlooding Collection: Knee deep in flood water a housewife hangs out her washing at Maidenhead. 1 January

Knee deep in flood water a housewife hangs out her washing at Maidenhead. 1 January 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: A flood in Beltring, Kent. 1936

A flood in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: Flooding in Eynsford, Kent. 1937

Flooding in Eynsford, Kent. 1937

Background imageFlooding Collection: Marooned in flooded Kent. A dog takes refuge from the Kent floods, near Yalding

Marooned in flooded Kent. A dog takes refuge from the Kent floods, near Yalding, on a raft. 18 November 1935

Background imageFlooding Collection: Starting a bow wave that nearly swamped the platforms, a Birmingham train leaving Nottingham L

Starting a bow wave that nearly swamped the platforms, a Birmingham train leaving Nottingham L.M.S. Station, flooded for the first time since it was built when the River Trent overflowed

Background imageFlooding Collection: Widespread havoc caused by floods after heavy rain as the level of the River Medway burst its banks

Widespread havoc caused by floods after heavy rain as the level of the River Medway burst its banks and cut off villages. Here marooned villagers are carried from their houses to a horse and cart

Background imageFlooding Collection: With his legs twisted round a pipe, Jock Kerr of Tottenham worked over the whirling

With his legs twisted round a pipe, Jock Kerr of Tottenham worked over the whirling water at the weir at Lea Bridge Road waterworks to secure a drum of highly dangerous explosive

Background imageFlooding Collection: The River biss, swollen by melted snow, has overflowed its banks at Trowbridge, Wilts

The River biss, swollen by melted snow, has overflowed its banks at Trowbridge, Wilts. This was the scene at Mortimer Street today

Background imageFlooding Collection: Swans on a flooded field in Longlands. 20 January 1939

Swans on a flooded field in Longlands. 20 January 1939

Background imageFlooding Collection: Floods, caused by the recent bad weather, endangered the water supplies thousands of the East

Floods, caused by the recent bad weather, endangered the water supplies thousands of the East and North London people when they found that their taps were either dry or delivering muddy water, today

Background imageFlooding Collection: The River Thames, swollen by recent boring and heavy rain, has flooded a wide area

The River Thames, swollen by recent boring and heavy rain, has flooded a wide area of Riverside Counties. Many towns in Surrey, Berkshire, and Middlesex are seriously flooded. 17 March 1947

Background imageFlooding Collection: Rescue comes by boat to the occupants of a marooned car in a flooded road at Maidenhead

Rescue comes by boat to the occupants of a marooned car in a flooded road at Maidenhead, where the Thames has burst its banks and is reported to still be rising. 2 December 1946

Background imageFlooding Collection: The floods at Amerongen, Castle, Holland 18 January 1920

The floods at Amerongen, Castle, Holland 18 January 1920

Background imageFlooding Collection: Wet Ascot. A visitor who went prepared for the rain. 18 June 1930

Wet Ascot. A visitor who went prepared for the rain. 18 June 1930

Background imageFlooding Collection: A flooded house in Beltring, Kent. 1936

A flooded house in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: A car risks the floods in Yalding, Kent. 1936

A car risks the floods in Yalding, Kent. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: The Army Ferry Staff To Isolated Littlebrook Power Station Royal Engineers from Chatham

The Army Ferry Staff To Isolated Littlebrook Power Station Royal Engineers from Chatham with outboard engined boats are running a ferry service to ease the flood hassle 2/2/53

Background imageFlooding Collection: A farmer and his sheep next to a flooded area in Beltring, Kent. 1936

A farmer and his sheep next to a flooded area in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: The interior of a flooded dug out in Sidcup, Kent. Mr George Harris attempts

The interior of a flooded dug out in Sidcup, Kent. Mr George Harris attempts to bucket the water out. 1939

Background imageFlooding Collection: Boys work their way through the floods in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Boys work their way through the floods in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: Flooded streets in Sidcup, Kent. 1937

Flooded streets in Sidcup, Kent. 1937

Background imageFlooding Collection: Brentlands Avenue in Dartford, Kent, following the floods. 1936

Brentlands Avenue in Dartford, Kent, following the floods. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: Householders salvaging what belongings they can - at the Southern end of High Street

Householders salvaging what belongings they can - at the Southern end of High Street Edenbridge Kent on Sunday evening. Note the wellington boot stuck on the signpost! 11 September 1968

Background imageFlooding Collection: Stranded cattle retreat to the higher grounds to avoid the flooded fields in the

Stranded cattle retreat to the higher grounds to avoid the flooded fields in the Darenth Valley. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: A Foden diesel lorry drives through the floods in Beltring, Kent. 1936

A Foden diesel lorry drives through the floods in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: A car drives through the floods in Hockenden, Kent. 1937

A car drives through the floods in Hockenden, Kent. 1937

Background imageFlooding Collection: Flooding in Eynsford, Kent. A motorist uses a hose to extend the exhaust of his

Flooding in Eynsford, Kent. A motorist uses a hose to extend the exhaust of his car in order to keep the water out of it. 1937

Background imageFlooding Collection: Cattle being petted by a passing motorist as they retreat to the higher ground to

Cattle being petted by a passing motorist as they retreat to the higher ground to avoid the flooded fields in the Darenth Valley. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: The village of Horton Kirby, Kent, where the river Darent has flooded. A stranded

The village of Horton Kirby, Kent, where the river Darent has flooded. A stranded motorist tries to start his car. 1937

Background imageFlooding Collection: Eynsford Bridge flooded. A car ploughs through the water. 1937

Eynsford Bridge flooded. A car ploughs through the water. 1937

Background imageFlooding Collection: A sad, solitary cow in the flooded fields in the Darenth Valley. 1936

A sad, solitary cow in the flooded fields in the Darenth Valley. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: Cattle being petted by walkers as they retreat to the higher grounds to avoid the

Cattle being petted by walkers as they retreat to the higher grounds to avoid the flooded fields in the Darenth Valley. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: A man walks through the floods in Hockenden, Kent. 1937

A man walks through the floods in Hockenden, Kent. 1937

Background imageFlooding Collection: Only tractors could get through the floods at Eynsford, Kent, when the river Darent

Only tractors could get through the floods at Eynsford, Kent, when the river Darent overflowed its banks - 12th March 1947. ?TopFoto

Background imageFlooding Collection: Burst watermain in Plumstead. Clearing water from the local greengrocer shops

Burst watermain in Plumstead. Clearing water from the local greengrocer shops. 1938

Background imageFlooding Collection: Boys wade through the floods in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Boys wade through the floods in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Background imageFlooding Collection: Walkers stop to pet the cows as they retreat to the higher ground to avoid the flooded

Walkers stop to pet the cows as they retreat to the higher ground to avoid the flooded fields in the Darenth Valley, Kent. 1936



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