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Waterside, ST. ALBANS, AL2 1QX

A view of two of the three pumping appliances from Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service which attended this incident. They also had a 4-wheel drive pickup truck and a couple of supervisory officers in attendance. In the end their assistance was limited to assisting householders to keep their flood defences in good order.

As seen from Riverside, near St Peter's Church. The water level is at its usual low level in this picture. See Image for a similar view of the bridge when the water level was over 5ft above the normal level in October 2000.

Looking across flooded village green to South side and houses in Waterside from footpath on the North side of the bridge. Taken about 4pm, shortly before the water level peaked. (Compare with Image taken in 2017)

Looking towards from the east.

Bridge over the River Colne in London Colney, once on the A6 from St Albans to London until bypassed by the London Colney Bypass (now the A1081) in 1959. The plaque on the far left (see Image for close up) states that it was built c.1775 (other sources give a year of 1774) and restored in 1998. Although the name might seem to point to Thomas Telford as the designer/builder, the fact that he was born in 1757 and so would have been only 17 or 18 at the time of building, and still serving his apprenticeship in his native Scotland, it is considered extremely unlikely that it was in fact his work. Grade II listed - see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1174667?section=official-list-entry.

Photographed on the morning after the snowstorm of 28 October 2008, the bridge carries Barnet Road over the River Colne. According to the stone plaque set into the brickwork it was originally built around 1775 and restored in 1998. Thomas Telford was born in 1757 and apprenticed to a stonemason in 1771 so this would have been one of his earliest designs. The road is an old coaching route from London to St Albans, and later became one of the main arterial routes into and out of London as the A6. With the building of the London Colney Bypass the road was completely declassified.

Three of the arches of the bridge at London Colney.

Bridge over the River Colne in London Colney, once on the A6 from St Albans to London until bypassed by the London Colney Bypass (now the A1081) in 1959. A plaque on the other side of the bridge (see Image) states that it was built c.1775 (other sources give a year of 1774) and restored in 1998. Although the name might seem to point to Thomas Telford as the designer/builder, the fact that he was born in 1757 and so would have been only 17 or 18 at the time of building, and still serving his apprenticeship in his native Scotland, it is considered extremely unlikely that it was in fact his work. Grade II listed - see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1174667?section=official-list-entry.