River Chew Floods 1968 – Our Album

This is our on-line album depicting the great Pensford Foods of 1968

Can you contribute any more interesting material? If so please email it to webmaster@publow-with-pensford-pc.gov.uk

Please click on any image to enlarge

You can view a rare copy of our Parish Magazine here. This was produced in August 1968, immediately after the great flood.

Chasm in A37 at Pensford – Picture from the Evening Post Thursday July 11 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Press Cutting – July 11th 1968 – Article from the Evening Post

Pensford Floods 1968 — Press Cutting – July 12th 1968 – Article from the Somerset Guardian

Pensford Floods — Vanishing Bridge over the River Chew – Picture from the Somerset Guardian Friday July 12 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Another view of the Pensford “chasm” – Picture from special Evening Post Supplement Saturday July 13 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Church Street, Pensford – worst affected area – Pictures from the Somerset Guardian Friday July 12 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Remains of house in Church Street, Pensford – Picture from the Evening Post Thursday July 11 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Royal Engineers build Bailey Bridge at Pensford – Picture from Evening Post Saturday July 13 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Press Cutting – July 13th 1968 – Article from Evening Post Saturday July 13 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — The village cut in two – Picture from special Evening Post Supplement Saturday July 13 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Road closed – Picture from the Somerset Guardian Friday July 12 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — No escape for the cars – Picture from special Evening Post Supplement Saturday July 13 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Rescue work in Pensford village – Picture from special Evening Post Supplement Saturday July 13 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Devastation – Picture from special Evening Post Supplement Saturday July 13 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Water, water everywhere – Pictures from the Somerset Guardian Friday July 12 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — The big clean up – Pictures from the Somerset Guardian Friday July 12 1968

More of the big clean up - Pictures from the Somerset Guardian Friday July 12 1968 — More of the big clean up – Pictures from the Somerset Guardian Friday July 12 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Even more of the big clean up – Picture from special Evening Post Supplement Saturday July 13 1968

Pensford Floods 1968 — Learning the Lessons – A brochure issued by the Environmental Agency on the 40th anniversary of the Chew Valley floods

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