Flood Collection

WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) Division
Screen-print poster, published circa 1950, showing the activities of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War, with a map of Northern Europe, and unit badges along the top and bottom

Newcastle Bridge - Old
The bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, with buildings on it, destroyed by flood in 1771

Waterloo Battle 1815
The Battle in full flood

If London flooded tomorrow, what would you do?
Text with map of London, showing Flood Risk Area, and underground and railway lines. If London flooded tomorrow, what would you do

The Wettest Derby on Record by The Tout, 1927
The Wettest Derby on record in 1927 with numerous well-known personalities of the turf coping with the flooded course with the help of umbrellas and rowing boats. Includes the jockey M

A Flood at Staines
Flood water from the river Thames at Staines in Surrey, threatens the premises of Ws Biffen Boat Builder and the gasometer, one of the largest in the world

Frinton-on-Sea, Essex - The Church of St Mary the Virgin, once recorded as the smallest parish church in England Date: circa 1910

Flood at Johnstown / USA
A mother watches helplessly as her husband and young duaghter are swept away by the raging waters of a flood that hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Ohio River in flood, Louisville, Kentucky. Date 1936 Mar

Rome / Colosseum 1827
The four-storey structure had a moveable canopy, a safety net to protect the audience, a network of underground tunnels, and floors that could flood for mock sea battles!

Giant Makes the Wrekin
A giant intends to dam the Seven & flood Shrewsbury, but a cobbler persuades the giant that it is a very long way, so the giant gives up & dumps his load creating the Wrekin

Vintage 19th century photograph: J. C. Flood residence, Menlo Park, California
Vintage 19th century photograph: J.C. Flood residence, Menlo Park, California

MAIL COACH IN FLOOD
A mail coach in a flood. Date: circa 1835

Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665). The Four Seasons. Winter or The
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665). French painter. The Four Seasons.Winter or The Flood.1660-1664. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Proposal for a Thames Barrage, Gravesend, 1904
Illustration showing a proposal for a barrage of dams and locks, across the River Thames, from Gravesend to Tilbury, 1904. This proposal was suggested by T.W. Barber and J

Vengeance of Poseidon
When Laomedon doesn t settle his bill for helping to build Troy, Poseidon devastates the city with a flood, and forces Laomedon to sacrifice his daughter to a sea monster

The Flood - Millholme Shed, Embsay, Yorkshire
The Flood - Millholme Shed, Embsay, Skipton, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1908

If London were Venice, Piccadilly Circus. A view of London if its streets were canals. c. 1900s

Gas Street in Flood, Stalybridge, Lancashire
Gas Street in Flood, Stalybridge, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England. Date: 1906

Shepperton Flood 1929
Three men wading through the River Thames, towing a boat loaded with a crate containing a large sow, part of the animal farm belonging to Mrs. Brown of Shepperton, England

River Thames
1947 River Thames flooding Catchment Area Map Date: 1947

General view of Johnstown looking towards Kernville, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889. Date c1889

Lambeth Floods 1850
The Thames overflows at Lambeth, London - a hansom cab makes its way through the streets but many take to boats. Date: 1850

Flooded Market 1931
Marketing waist-deep in water, life at Hankow during the flood from the Yangtze river

Rossetti Studios (right) at 72 Flood Street, Chelsea, London. Edward Holland built this block containing seven purpose-built artist studios, completed around 1896

Flood in Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Flooded street in Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1920

The Louth flood of 1920 or Louth cloud-burst was the severe flash flooding in the
The Louth flood of 1920 or Louth " cloud-burst" was the severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred on 29 May 1920

Johnstown Flood, Atlantic City Board Walk, the original Pan-American production. circa 1909

Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre - 28th January 1910
Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre on 28th January 1910. The Maximum level of the flood waters was 9.5m above the normal level. Date: 1910

Group Captain Charles Joseph Philip Flood OBE, a test pilot at Blackburn

Building flood protection dikes St. Louis USA early 1900s

Norwich St. George Street Flood 27th August 1912

Norwich Aftermath of the Colegate Street Flood early 1900s

The Great Flood, Waterfoot, in 1911. Date: 1911

The Norris Dam, Tennessee, USA
The Norris Dam, a hydroelectric and flood control structure located on the Clinch River in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, USA. Date: 1938

Young boy riding on ox along the edge of the Nile flood with the pyramids of Giza in the background, Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1905

Floods in late 1924 Date: 1925

Flooding of Calcutta houses
Flooding of Calcutta from the effects of a four-day long deluge. The courtyard of a house is seen here during the flood. Traditional Indian men are seen in the water

The Sacrifice of Noah after the flood, by Leandro Bassano
Leandro Bassano (1557-1622). Italian painter. The Sacrifice of Noah after the flood. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Horse and cart making deliveries in a flooded street
The flood is in Watford and someone in an upper story of a house has a basket hanging on a rope and the baker in the horse and cart is putting things in it. Date: 1903

Straw Jack Labour Socialist Socialism Politics
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The river Loire overflows its banks in France, forcing people to travel the flooded roads by boat Date: 1923

Flooded riverbank with chairs
Flooded riverbank with discarded chaiirs. Date: circa 1950s

Tew & Lea, Comedy Artistes, Hippodrome, Leeds - undoubtedly hold the key to the floodgates of mirth. Date: circa 1912

Scenes in Egypt, 1820
The great ruins of the Colossi of Memnon in Luxor in south Egypt 73, raft of earthenware pitchers on the Nile 74, and women carrying water pitchers on their heads 74

Reconstructed CWGC Cemetery, Colne Valley, Ypres
The Cemetery faces a feature known as Colne Valley. It is on one of the marked walking routes around the Ypres battlefields

Modern Artistry in Wood - The English Wood Engraving Societys Exhibition at St. Georges Gallery. (clockwise from top left): Conway by C. W

Great floods in East Anglia 1912
Plight of Norwich, a view of the floods in Magdalen street. Date: August 1912

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