The Estate - Bevendean History Project
Flooding at Bevendean continued
Some of the deepest floods occurred in Bevendean in October 2000
when the roads at the junction of Taunton Road and Leybourne Parade,
Lower Bevendean were submerged to a depth of over a metre.
The Evening Argus carried a picture of a delivery van submerged up to the van windscreen below.
The Evening Argus carried a picture of a delivery van submerged up to the van windscreen below.
From the Argus page 1 on 12 October 2000 Flooding at Bevendean. The junction of Taunton Road and Leybourne Parade.
The cellar and ground floor of the White Admiral were also flooded and the pub never reopened.
The cellar and ground floor of the White Admiral were also flooded and the pub never reopened.
The picture above shows the flooding of the shops in Leybourne Parade and the White Admiral, photograph from Tony Harrison October 2000.
Leybourne Parade Flooding in October 2000, photograph from Brian Donaldson of Heath Hill Avenue.
Leybourne Parade Flooding in October 2000, photograph from Brian Donaldson of Heath Hill Avenue.
Leybourne Parade Flooding in October 2000, photograph from Brian Donaldson of Heath Hill Avenue.
Leybourne Parade Flooding in October 2000, photograph from Brian Donaldson of Heath Hill Avenue.
Flooding in Bodiam Close in October 2000 above, photograph from Mike Short.
The five ponds behind the dams east of Bodiam Close after the floods in October 2000, photograph from Mike Short.
Becca Building and Childrens play area flooded in October 2000.
After the flooding in 2000, three enlarged dams were built to replace the five smaller ones. The estimated capacity of the new dams is 14,350 cubic metres below the pipe outlet.
The earth dams behind Bodiam Close in August 2013 when dry.
Do you have memories and photographs of the flooding in Lower Bevendean which you would be willing to share with the Bevendean History Group?
Leybourne Parade Flooding in October 2000, photograph from Brian Donaldson of Heath Hill Avenue.
Flooding in Bodiam Close in October 2000 above, photograph from Mike Short.
The five ponds behind the dams east of Bodiam Close after the floods in October 2000, photograph from Mike Short.
Becca Building and Childrens play area flooded in October 2000.
After the flooding in 2000, three enlarged dams were built to replace the five smaller ones. The estimated capacity of the new dams is 14,350 cubic metres below the pipe outlet.
The earth dams behind Bodiam Close in August 2013 when dry.
Do you have memories and photographs of the flooding in Lower Bevendean which you would be willing to share with the Bevendean History Group?
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