A very full River Avon, Tewkesbury
Introduction
The photograph on this page of A very full River Avon, Tewkesbury by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 3 Mar 2020
In fact it was so full that the road behind the photographer was impassable due to flood waters. The orange vessel appears to have been a former lifeboat from a larger vessel. I have now been informed it was in fact a lifeboat from an oil rig.