Flood mark on a garden wall, Brighouse

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The photograph on this page of Flood mark on a garden wall, Brighouse by Humphrey Bolton as part of the Geograph project.

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Flood mark on a garden wall, Brighouse

Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 4 Jan 2020

Flooding in the Calder Valley has always been very frequent. The 1866 flood was "Recorded as the second highest flood after 1775." See https://eyeoncalderdale.com/history-of-flooding-in-Calderdale .

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.699627
Longitude
-1.775796