East coast flood level photo

[franksingleton]

Does anyone have a good quality photo of N Sea flood levels? I had one of a someone standing on the quay at Blakeny alongside flood levels on the wall but cannot find it. I am looking for something similar as a little filler photo for my new Adlard Coles book. All that I can offer is the possibility of a copy of the book - on Weather, of course.

 

[sarabande]

any use. A Bing search.

blakeny flood - Bing images

 

[franksingleton]

Thanks. Nothing there quite what I was looking for. My own photo was long before digital cameras. Just cannot find it. I will leave it to my editor.

 

[johnalison]

This sort of thing any good? Available at higher resolution.

 

[Leighb]

Are you referring to photos of markings indicating the height of various floods, especially 1953? There are some on Ha’Penny Pier in Harwich,, the wall of the Harbour Inn at Southwold, and here in Woodbridge on Frank Knights Quay. I can take a photo of the latter if that would be useful?

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Are you referring to photos of markings indicating the height of various floods, especially 1953? There are some on Ha’Penny Pier in Harwich,, the wall of the Harbour Inn at Southwold, and here in Woodbridge on Frank Knights Quay. I can take a photo of the latter if that would be useful?

ISTR there are a couple of flood levels marked on the Customs house at Harwich, but I could be wrong.

 

[Daydream believer]

Must be something at Wells. They love a bit of high tide.
Might even find the photo of the ship that ended up on the road

 

[Leighb]

ISTR there are a couple of flood levels marked on the Customs house at Harwich, but I could be wrong.

I haven't seen those, but on Ha'Penny Pier the flood levels are shown and there is a map showing what part of the town was inundated in 1953.

 

[franksingleton]

Are you referring to photos of markings indicating the height of various floods, especially 1953? There are some on Ha’Penny Pier in Harwich,, the wall of the Harbour Inn at Southwold, and here in Woodbridge on Frank Knights Quay. I can take a photo of the latter if that would be useful?

That sounds like what I am looking for. There are some online but not showing the ground and not giving any indication of height. If you could, that would be great.
The book is about to be sent to the printer but they will hold it so that we can see your photo. As a holding measure they have used a tide gauge. That is OK but tide lines on a wall will make mor of an impression. It is not a big deal, it is a filler but I just want it to make an impression.

 

[Leighb]

That sounds like what I am looking for. There are some online but not showing the ground and not giving any indication of height. If you could, that would be great.
The book is about to be sent to the printer but they will hold it so that we can see your photo. As a holding measure they have used a tide gauge. That is OK but tide lines on a wall will make mor of an impression. It is not a big deal, it is a filler but I just want it to make an impression.

I took one on our walk this afternoon. Hope it is useful, It is just round the corner so can easily retake if a different angle would be better.



For reference the base of the wall is reached regularly on high springs.

 

[franksingleton]

I took one on our walk this afternoon. Hope it is useful, It is just round the corner so can easily retake if a different angle would be better.

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For reference the base of the wall is reached regularly on high springs.

Thanks. I will send a PM.

 

[Zing]

I took one on our walk this afternoon. Hope it is useful, It is just round the corner so can easily retake if a different angle would be better.

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For reference the base of the wall is reached regularly on high springs.

I doubt that’s of any use. It’s evidence of reducing flood levels. Wrong agenda.

 

[franksingleton]

Thank you, Zing. I have already asked Leighb for a file of his photo. If there are any problems with his, I will forward yours to the editor. Whether they use this or their original idea of a tide gauge is up to them. But, thank you again.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Thank you, Zing. I have already asked Leighb for a file of his photo. If there are any problems with his, I will forward yours to the editor. Whether they use this or their original idea of a tide gauge is up to them. But, thank you again.

I'm sure you're well aware of it, but all UK tidegauge data are freely available from the National Ocean Data Centre, run by Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory in Liverpool. As it's 10 years since I was part of that family, the names might have changed! But we had regular dealings with them; they collated the GEBCO bathymetric chart of the oceans, for which we provided data, and they handled the data from the tidegauge at Rothera.

 

[Leighb]

I doubt that’s of any use. It’s evidence of reducing flood levels. Wrong agenda.

I am not sure that I can agree with that statement, it merely shows two different floods at different times. There have in fact been more recent tidal surges very close to the height of the 1953 flood but due to greatly improved flood defences did not cause major flooding.