The situation in Main Street was exacerbated by a burst water main near the Horse and Harrow with the extra water running down towards the York Road junction which already had its usual flooding problem caused by the high water level in the pond making drainage impossible. Near the bus shelter the problem was the usual one of poor drainage into Moor Ditch.
Brook Lane too had its problems, presumably because the outlet of the drainage ditch into Hakkas Brook couldn’t cope with the excessive volume of water flowing down off the fields. York Road was passable for traffic but in places Wellingtons were advisable for people on foot!
These photos below are a reminder of the January floods. Click on any image to enlarge it.
The photos were provided by Sue Totterdell, Janice Wright and Marion Judd.
