
Daniel Abbott  Im still writing this book about the 1947 Floods if you have any Memories that you would like to be published with in

Thanks to Colin Whyles. Click on the link to read the full story Harvest-Home

This photo taken on London Road, Spalding shows the River Welland flood of 1880. The entrance to Water Lane is seen at the end of

Minor flooding in Easter 1998 the water only came into couple of fields between Crowland and Cowbit. Source Facebook

Report of Flood 1947 within The River Welland and South Holland pt1 Report of Flood 1947 within The River Welland and South Holland pt2 Report

Report of Flood 1947 within The River Welland and South Holland pt1 Report of Flood 1947 within The River Welland and South Holland pt2 Report

Extracts taken from Spalding Guardian 21st March 1997 (click on images to enlarge) Â FRIDAY. 21 March1947 – and news breaks that the unthinkable. The unhoped

The photograph shows the damage done to the harvest in 1912.

This photo shows a flooded Station Street in Spalding in 1937. On the reverse of this card is Penned “July 19th 1937 Station Street Flooded. Terrible

In this photo we see a Johnny Brown at the oars of his boat transporting people during the floods near Fen Bridge, Crowland in the

In this photo we see a flooded Custom House Street, Long Sutton. Â This is dated as 1953. Does anyone have memories of this happening ?

This aerial photo shows the impact of the flooding around Greenbank Drain and Barbers Drove, Crowland as seen from the North West in 1947. Does

This map shows the areas which were flooded by the Rivers Glen & Welland in 1947. Â The large blue area on the map is from

A photo showing repairing of the bank near Peaks Hill, Cowbit Road, Crowland after the floods in 1947. Click on image to enlarge

Flooding along Cowbit Road, Spalding. Dated 1947 Click on image to enlarge

A photo showing Robert Strickland, a builder from Crowland crossing Crowland Wash when it flooded in 1939. Arthur Strickland is driving the horse and trolley.
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