Workington Floods - Photos

[wbechelli]

Originall posted on TWO. First batch from yesterday.

The scene around 8 am yesterday morning at the bottom of the driveway that's also a public footpath leading down to the River Derwent from wherer I live.

There's normally a narrow tarmac road here and then a gravel track nearer to the river which used to be the Workington to Cockermouth railway.

Navvies bridge Workington, again was orginally a railway line, is now a footpath/cycle track. The green building is the former Workington brewery. The deep pool in front of it is the Cricket ground.

A closer look at the fallen Navvies brdge.

A better look at the Cricket ground.

New Bridge Workington. What was the A597, the scene of PC Barkers death. [o[(]]

Not the clearest view, but looking down to Barepot from Seaton. About as close as I could get to it yesterday morning.

Next batch from yesterday afternoon - the Derwent had fallen enough to get closer to it.

The scene from Barepot road looking upstream

Houses in Mill Field Workington, although cutoff I think they survived the flooding.

Looking upstream, house cut off. On Thursday afternoon I manged to walk up a track to the right of this house.

Looking upstream to other house cutoff at Barepot.

Oh the irony!.. I don't think there'll be any swimmers today...

The A596 road bridge, still standing!

Today's photos.

The A596 road bridge. That crack doesn't loog good...

View from other side of the bridge looking back up the cyclepath.

Navvies bridge and Workington bowling club behind it.

View across to Mill Field again, some green starting to show.

Crossing House, Barepot. There used to be a conservatory on the left of the building.

And finally, I saw this couple pull up at the bottom of our road, put on wellies and waterprrofs and head off down to the river. I though at first they might be sightseers, but it looks liek they are residents of Barepot going back to see what's left of their home. I'll leave it at that for now.

[cyclonic happiness]

They are horrific! those poor people

[SteveB]

It's truly horrific, I don't know how I would cope in such a situation as those people are facing.

[johnholmes]

thanks for taking the time to post those picc which show how dreadful it is for many people in that area and others in the Lakes.

I only know one person that was flooded out of their home-Toll Bar Doncaster 2007, they returned in August THIS year on a permanent basis. That gives an idea of what life is like long after we have all, understandably, forgotten about the floods.

[BARRY]

Thanks for sharing those photo's, The one showing the crack in the bridge underlines why a inspection of all the bridges is needed, I would think, That one will have to come down.

Edited November 22, 2009 by BARRY

[Methuselah]

Those poor people!

[alr1970]

The A596 road bridge. That crack doesn't loog good...

Is that the Calva Bridge they're talking about on the BBC right now?

Andrew

[wbechelli]

Is that the Calva Bridge they're talking about on the BBC right now?

Andrew

Yes.