To clarify the story.

To clarify the story yesterday an older photo of a dike with a passage. (The farmland was the water.) There are slots in the dike passage on both sides where wooden bulkheads were placed at high water. This was done because otherwise everything had to be lifted over the dike every time. The boat ran aground right in front of the passage. In our country we have +/- 22,000 km of dikes in all shapes and sizes. Maintenance costs a lot and after the second world war it was neglected. The account was : The number of dead was 1836 in the Netherlands, 307 in the United Kingdom, 224 at sea, including 133 in the sinking of an English ferry and 28 in Belgium.

[Heather]

A great shot with the framing of the field and the sky! (Interesting info too!) Fav

[Corinne C]

Beautiful photo. The engineering of your land is impressive.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's hard to imagine that these mounds once held water at bay. Nice catch!

[Diana]

That is quite amazing, fabulous shot and interesting info.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Super shot and interesting info!

[Gosia]

Great information

[Kathy]

Fascinating look at the pass through and the size of this dike.

[John Falconer]

Great shot. But I’m not quite sure I understand the statistics.

[Merrelyn]

Thanks for the explanation Ferry. I was wondering how the flood gates were supported.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very pretty shot and I like your pov. Fav.

[Agnes]

Heel mooi

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[Fisher Family]

A lovely shot and a great explanation - fav! So sad that so many lives were lost.

Ian

[Nina Ganci]

wonderful to see this passage way and your history.
So sad, so many people lost their lives
Am glad that it is being better maintained.
Reclaimed land is so important