York Knavesmire Racecourse gained a new water feature earlier this week, with the flood water occupying another low area of land in the city.
Ironically, racing was moved to this site in the 1730s because of the frequency of flooding at the previous site on Clifton Ings.
Fortunately the first racing event of the year on the Knavesmire isn't until mid May, so there is plenty of time for the course to dry out and be cleaned up
Thank you to those of you expressing concern about my safety when exploring areas of flooding. I can reassure you that all my shots were taken from safe places. I have no intention of becoming a flood victim!
Sorry for my missing post yesterday - Since Katharine is feeling much better I took the opportunity to visit my mum, which meant I was not back in York until quite late last night.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
I hope that you have found this tour of the floods in York of interest. I would stress again that the flood defences have done their work well, and most of the city has been unaffected, with only the flooding of undefended properties close to the River Ouse being a problem. I have huge sympathy for those whose property was affected, and hopefully the flood water will soon recede and lives can begin to return to normal.
I saw that on the news - great that people would volunteer to help. It's interesting to compare floods now with those in 1978 / 1982, when huge numbers of houses on Leeman Road, Marygate, and Clifton Green / Water Lane amongst others were affected. Great progress has been made, although there is still more to be done.
Ian
February 28th, 2020
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Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
I hope that you have found this tour of the floods in York of interest. I would stress again that the flood defences have done their work well, and most of the city has been unaffected, with only the flooding of undefended properties close to the River Ouse being a problem. I have huge sympathy for those whose property was affected, and hopefully the flood water will soon recede and lives can begin to return to normal.
Ian
I saw that on the news - great that people would volunteer to help. It's interesting to compare floods now with those in 1978 / 1982, when huge numbers of houses on Leeman Road, Marygate, and Clifton Green / Water Lane amongst others were affected. Great progress has been made, although there is still more to be done.
Ian