2 The Other Bridge Over The River Derwent – The Calva
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The other Bridge over the River Derwent – the Calva
A tale of two communities
The Players
Laura Bickerstaff, the RSPCA, the security guards and the satellite crew.
The flood line
Wilkinsons
Ladies Way
All of the interest is in a bridge…
about to collapse …
The road is up
Road dug up to isolate the gas
Bridge Street abandoned, water receeded but unoccupied as a Community waits for a bridge.
At the edge of the flood plain
Abandoned Terrace
The river still has some real power
Main Flow
Flood Plain
Canal
Calva Bridge
Police Line
Flood Plan Deposition
Canal
Level ofdebris
The Calva Bridge
The Wobble
Notice the fluctuationin the tarmac
The waiting game
• Even if Workington’s last link survives it is likely that it will need to be destroyed according to the initial survey made by structural engineers.
• The link between North [side] and central Workington may be broken.
CREDITS
• Photos Mark OLLIS
• Original photos available at greater resolution to schools – [email protected]
• St Bees School, Cumbria.
• Made small to upload + share easily
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