StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Bristol Avon

The state of the River Avon in Chippenham, Monday 25th November 2024, post Storm Bert. This is [probably] the riverside terrace for The Bridge House. Storm Bert affected the UK between 21st and 26th November 2024 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Bert Various Yellow warnings for strong winds and heavy rain with potential flooding, increased to Amber for snow & ice in parts of central Scotland. Sadly there were five fatalities. Chippenham was one of the areas afflicted quite badly by flooding. Not my images : fair use & public information

chippenham highn st and ravon bridge Storm Bert affected the UK between 21st and 26th November 2024 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Bert Various Yellow warnings for strong winds and heavy rain with potential flooding, increased to Amber for snow & ice in parts of central Scotland. Sadly there were five fatalities. Chippenham was one of the areas afflicted quite badly by flooding. Not my images : fair use & public information

The Bridge Centre roundabout in Chippenham, 25th November 2024, post Storm Bert Storm Bert affected the UK between 21st and 26th November 2024 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Bert Various Yellow warnings for strong winds and heavy rain with potential flooding, increased to Amber for snow & ice in parts of central Scotland. Sadly there were five fatalities. Chippenham was one of the areas afflicted quite badly by flooding. Not my images : fair use & public information

By early evening [18:26] on the 25th November 2024, the floodwater in Chippenham High Street were beginning to retreat. The building on the right used to be the Co-op. Storm Bert affected the UK between 21st and 26th November 2024 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Bert Various Yellow warnings for strong winds and heavy rain with potential flooding, increased to Amber for snow & ice in parts of central Scotland. Sadly there were five fatalities. Chippenham was one of the areas afflicted quite badly by flooding. Not my images : fair use & public information

Residents in Chippenham say the flooding there from Storm Bert is some of the worst they've seen since the 1960s. This old B&W image [which is not mine] almost certainly dates from the same storm that flooded the River Chew valley on the 10th July 1968. I was at School in Keynsham - where the Chew flowed into the [Bristol] Avon - and remember amongst all the destruction, that a car was washed up in the "park" under the bypass bridge, and that 3 of the 4 original occupants had drowned. The sole survivor was found in a tree. The whole series of events affected me and recently seeing a documentary about it reminded me of the devastation. summary in wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Chew_Stoke_flood not my image : fair use & public information