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Until the mid-1950s, flooding was common on the A1077 Sluice Lane (Ferriby Road) beyond Low
Farm. Whenever very high-tides were expected (as indicated by the roadside noticeboard) the road was “Liable to tidal flooding.”
These photographs were taken in 1952 to support moves for road improvements and flood
defences.
Above: Waters pour over Sluice Lane from the bordering River Humber whose ‘normal’ banks are
to the left of the marker posts. Eastwoods Cement Factory (as it was then - now it is the Rugby Cement Factory) is in the centre of the picture.
Friday 5th September 1952 7:50am
The waters reach their high-point...
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©Crown Copyright 1952 Reproduced with the permission of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
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