York Road footbridge during the floods
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The photograph on this page of York Road footbridge during the floods by David Stowell as part of the Geograph project.
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York Road footbridge during the floods
Image: © David Stowell Taken: Unknown
Following the freak rainstorms in April 1998 the River Leam burst its banks and inundated much of this part of the town. The Pump Room Gardens were totally immersed as can be seen here. Compare with Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.286735
Longitude
-1.538166