StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: December 2015

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]

Evidence of the River Tyne spates during December 2015 at Haydon Bridge. Looking downstream from the oldest bridge. Bank erosion and cobble bed depositions have shuffled the main water flow routes. In particular a significant area has disappeared from in front of the sheds over on the other bank.

That subway under the old A69 bridge was flooded, will try to determine the depth on a future visit. That fence is more substantial than it looks, as it was intended to prevent most vehicles ending up in the river.

Evidence of the River Tyne spates during December 2015 at Haydon Bridge. Looking downstream from the old A69 bridge. Bank erosion and cobble bed depositions have shuffled the main water flow routes. The houses on the far bank have been flooded, without a closer examination, it is not clear if the recent improvements to the berm / levee were sufficient, or if it was over-topped / damaged by the stormwaters during December 2015

The temporary "Bailey" bridge installed by Cumbria County Council to replace the original stone built one that was destroyed by flooding in December 2015. Image captured from "Granny Dowbenkin's Tea Room / Garden - a favourite place that we have been unable to visit whilst the bridge was down. During this period some wag amended the village sign with tape, by covering the Bridge in Pooley Bridge. I hope that the permanent replacement is done properly ... the beautiful original was listed.

The small beck (Slaty Sike) to the left of the road has had a number of small dams built across it, to impound water and slow the downstream progress of a peak flow event as part of an active catchment management scheme for Haltwhistle Burn. see notes. link to the project website - research.ncl.ac.uk/haltwhistleburn The sheep are trying to shelter in the lee of the trees, they are on the steeper slope, which is slightly less sodden.