So, has The River Severn peaked in Worcester or not? Thursday, 27th February, 2020.

Gheluvelt Park from Barbourne Road.

We haven't seen so much water in the Park as this before.

The Park's Children's Play Area from Barbourne Lane.

One of the park keepers told us he has worked here 

for 38 years and he'd never seen so much water 

in the Park in all that time.

Gheluvelt Park from Waterworks Road.

If you can spot a footpath you're doing better than us.

The footpath over Tower Bridge remains under water.

When the water comes around the bend at the bottom

of Waterworks Road you know you're in trouble.

Looks like the water has dropped a bit here.

The footpath to 'The Wall' is under water.

Never seen that before.

Swans on the allotments.

The bottom end of Pitchcroft Lane.

The water is higher at Stephenson Road than it was last week.

Waves on The Racecourse, whipped up by a strong 

northerly breeze, from The Moors Car Park.

Castle Street/Croft Road is closed.

Castle Street/Croft Road/Severn Terrace junction.

Note train heading for Hereford on the viaduct.

Wonder how much flood water that train will

pass over/through today?

The Bus Station remains closed and water is once again 

coming inside through the bottom exit.

North Quay.

Water is slightly higher here than yesterday.

Debris under Bridge Street arches.

It was debris-free yesterday.

The Severn flowing ever-southwards towards

Upton, Tewksbury, and Gloucester.

All pumps working flat out on South Quay.

There are less swans and mallards getting their official feed

from the official feeders today.

Strange. Wonder where they have all gone.

Back at Gheluvelt Park and the resident pair of swans have 

ventured along the flooded Brook in search of a meal.

We don't have any swan food.

We feel terribly guilty.

River Severn will peak later today, Worcester: Wednesday, 26th February, 2020.

Tower Bridge is flooded.

Not quite as high up as last week.

Water's up a touch in the park.

Swan Bridge remains an island.

The Brook has burst its banks once more and the 

footpaths are flooded and the children's play 

area is a now a pond for mallards.

We think the level here is slightly higher than last week.

It's certainly high at The Swan Theatre. 

As high as last week?

Car park totally under water.

Severn Terrace is flooded once more and we can stand 

and watch the level rising as water floods in from The Racecourse.

Croft Road.

View across The Racecourse from the junction of Croft Road

and Severn Terrace.

The Butts.

Not quite as high as last week.

View over car parks and Croft Road 

towards the river from inside The Hive.

The Butts.

Only fit for four mallards.

Newport Street is no longer passable.

Bridge Street.

Most of the debris has been washed 

away by the power of the flow.

North Quay.

The water is as high as last week.

The river has flooded right across the cricket ground's 

car park, into the ground itself and beyond. 

 Quay Street.

Pumps pumping out quicker than it is flowing in?

Hmmmm.

Lone Canada Goose.

 Two very aggressive ducks amongst the swans and mallards.

Hybrid mallard/pintail possibly.

River still rising, will peak sometime tomorrow, Worcester: Tuesday, 25th February, 2020.

Gheluvelt Park's gates are closed and locked once again,

and all footpaths and bridges are under water.

We stood on Swan Bridge yesterday but it's an island today.

The river is right across the racecourse again.

Swan Theatre is under water again.

There's a theme to this blog.

Just a narrow strip of the car park remains dry.

Severn Terrace is not flooded……….

…….but it soon will be.

Castle Street/Croft Road is only open in one direction.

By the time we are walking home, about 3 hours 

from the time we took this, it is closed.

The river is slowly, but inevitably, approaching The Butts.

The owner of this car needs to retrieve it pronto.

Just enough dry path to walk up Newport Street.

Plenty of debris under the Bridge Street bridge now.

This is the only part of Hylton Road still open to traffic.

It will all be closed within the hour.

Inundated.

Olde fella with some pigeons and swans.

(A Greylag Goose and a Tufted Duck with two Mallards

were also present but are not in any of our photos. Sorry.)

Come hell or high water the swans (and pigeons etc) must

all get an official feed from the official feeders twice a day.

Quite right too.

Nearly four hours after we set out (we've had summat 

to eat and done some shopping) we are walking 

past Gheluvelt Park again as we approach home 

and the children's playground has even more water across it.