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A walk by the Ouse, and a rusty relic

Rusty iron railing, bent, in ivy, by track

Floodwaters divert me towards a rusty relic and a bit of Clifton’s history, a remnant of an old path by the Ouse.

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Leeman Road defences

Yorkshire Evening Press, 30 Dec 1978: SIEGE OF YORK reports on severe floods

How the Leeman Road area used to suffer in the floods, before the defences. Perspectives from back then, and now.

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Our new defence: the Foss barrier, back then

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Interesting documents cast light on the building of the Foss barrier in the late 1980s.

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Clifton’s Burdyke bubbling up: York floods, 2015

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The Burdyke bubbling up, on Clifton Green and Water Lane, in Clifton, York, during the floods of December 2015.

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York floods: strategies, reports, etc

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I’ve been reading a lot of interesting documents about floods in York, in the past, and strategies for coping in the future. I thought I’d share the links here.

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Funding, and a flood of questions

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Perhaps today’s announcement of funding is an admission that our flood-defending infrastructure has got a bit old and knackered and needs some maintenance.

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On the Foss barrier, failure, and floods

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In recent days it has become painfully obvious just how crucial it is, this structure near the confluence of the Ouse and the Foss.

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York floods 2015: assistance required

Floodwater, swollen river

I know many people will want to help those affected by the floods in York. After the immediate crisis help will be needed for some time.

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