A new exhibition at Maidenhead Heritage Centre looks at major flooding events in the town’s recent history. Flood! focuses on the worst post-war floods in the Maidenhead area and in particular the flood of March, 1947, which is well remembered by many local residents (pictured).
Richard Poad MBE, Chairman of Maidenhead Heritage Centre, explains: “The worst Thames flood ever recorded was in 1894, which is the starting point for our exhibition featuring several post-war floods in the Maidenhead area. The worst of these was in March, 1947, when the Thames at Maidenhead was out of its banks for two weeks, and the British and American armies helped with rescue and relief efforts. Since the opening of the Jubilee River, Maidenhead itself has not flooded, but villages upstream including Cookham, Bisham and Hurley have all been affected.”
Enjoy more Best of British Magazine reading every month.
Click here to subscribe & save.
The exhibition features photographs from all these flooding events and cautions against assuming the Jubilee River will protect Maidenhead from any flood, however severe. Opening today, Flood! will be on display until March 27th.
