Floodwater beside the River Test
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Floodwater beside the River Test by David Martin as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © David Martin Taken: 8 Feb 2014
In this remarkable scene, water is pouring across the lane from the flooded meadows to the left and re-entering the main channel of the River Test, which has just come down through the sluices at Sadlers Mill. The summer scene Image shows the lane and mill building from somewhere adjacent to the first house in this image and Image shows new flood defences, completed in 2022.
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