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Derwent frozen at Ladyboat ladies stand on ice January 1929 p2

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Floods 1749-2024 CHRONOLOGY
Flood Aerial views
Flood Bitter Beck 1900 1966 1970 Improvements
Flood 1918
Flood 1931 Nov 3rd – Main Street, Waterloo Street, Goat
Flood 1932 Dec 18th – a foot from ceilings
Flood 1938 July – with video fishing in Main Street then snow
Flood 2005 Jan – 261 properties flooded
Flood 2009 537 properties flooded MENU
2013 June Flood Risk Management Scheme completed
Flood 2015 Dec 5th – 594 properties flooded
Flood 2015 Investigation Report
2022 Jan gravel bag flood protection
Frozen Rivers
Flood videos
_Cockermouth History HOME

Floods 1749-2024 CHRONOLOGY
Flood Aerial views
Flood Bitter Beck 1900 1966 1970 Improvements
Flood 1918
Flood 1931 Nov 3rd – Main Street, Waterloo Street, Goat
Flood 1932 Dec 18th – a foot from ceilings
Flood 1938 July – with video fishing in Main Street then snow
Flood 2005 Jan – 261 properties flooded
Flood 2009 537 properties flooded MENU
2013 June Flood Risk Management Scheme completed
Flood 2015 Dec 5th – 594 properties flooded
Flood 2015 Investigation Report
2022 Jan gravel bag flood protection
Frozen Rivers
Flood videos
_Cockermouth History HOME

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Derwent frozen brewery Harris bridge and Cockermouth Castle

Derwent frozen people on the ice likely 1895 p1

River frozen with broken ice pieces likely Derwent Camerton area p2

Cocker ice house in the big freeze of 1895 p1

Snow 4ft deep dug out by hand

Derwent frozen at Ladyboat ladies stand on ice January 1929 p2

Cockermouth Castle and brewery in the snow c 1960 p3

Riverdale towards the fell in snow p4

Floods - Menu

Floods 1749-2024 CHRONOLOGY
Flood Aerial views
Flood Bitter Beck 1900 1966 1970 Improvements
Flood 1918
Flood 1931 Nov 3rd – Main Street, Waterloo Street, Goat
Flood 1932 Dec 18th – a foot from ceilings
Flood 1938 July – with video fishing in Main Street then snow
Flood 2005 Jan – 261 properties flooded
Flood 2009 537 properties flooded MENU
2013 June Flood Risk Management Scheme completed
Flood 2015 Dec 5th – 594 properties flooded
Flood 2015 Investigation Report
2022 Jan gravel bag flood protection
Frozen Rivers
Flood videos
_Cockermouth History HOME

Floods 1749-2024 CHRONOLOGY
Flood Aerial views
Flood Bitter Beck 1900 1966 1970 Improvements
Flood 1918
Flood 1931 Nov 3rd – Main Street, Waterloo Street, Goat
Flood 1932 Dec 18th – a foot from ceilings
Flood 1938 July – with video fishing in Main Street then snow
Flood 2005 Jan – 261 properties flooded
Flood 2009 537 properties flooded MENU
2013 June Flood Risk Management Scheme completed
Flood 2015 Dec 5th – 594 properties flooded
Flood 2015 Investigation Report
2022 Jan gravel bag flood protection
Frozen Rivers
Flood videos
_Cockermouth History HOME

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