Aftermath of the July 68 floods at Pensford
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Aftermath of the July 68 floods at Pensford
Image: © Richard Park Taken: Unknown
The devastating floods of July 1968 swepted away the A37 road bridge at Pensford but the older bridge in the centre of the village survived. The Army were soon involved with building a Bailey Bridge to span the River Chew. This is all that were left of cars that were swept away by the flood and deposited here. The information is documented on the following link;- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chew_Stoke_flood_of_1968
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