wst[15] - flood markers in Carlisle

white - 8th Jan 2005
gold - Storm Desmond 05 Dec 2015

The second "once in 100 year event" in a decade - subsequently, serious flood defences were built ... which have kept the floodwaters away from the city centre.

A short distance from the Joiners' Arms is a biscuit bakery ... both floods wrecked the ground floor ovens, causing a nationwide shortage of my favourite ginger biscuits, as cleaning and repairs took about six months !

There was a car hire place just along from here, and the staff were kept busy driving the cars away to safety, onto higher ground. I think they also manged to save some furniture / computers ...

Sadly, in some of the other areas badly affected, there were casualties [at least one death from drowning]