Northampton floods 1998

the river nene passing through northampton could not cope with the exceptional amount water flowing into it

[@williamcurrie9018]

Thanks for posting. That's my father at 1:17 doing his best to clear the water with a rake 😆

[@aleccoy3268]

Hi, incredible footage. Have only been told stories about this flooding. My grandparents have owned Pipedream (narrow boat towards the start) since new. Amazing to see what it was actually like 👍. Pleased to say the boat is still around today. Looking as good as it did then 👍

[@beaucorr2561]

I remember this quite well. I looked out of my kitchen window and noticed the fields were sparkling in the early morning sunlight revealing the flooded fields opposite. I lived in Briar Hill at the time...

[@BossySwan]

Remember this like it was yesterday

[@vincentdeguard4726]

i remember this like it was 20 years ago...even had few paid days off work as work-place was flooded haha

[@estoforte388]

Important local history

[@hughcoulter8313]

It flooded because some one ordered the flood gates to be kept closed so they could look for a body from a sunken narrow boat....

[@colinward9677]

That's right my mother and father heard it on a police scanner at the time but the authorities didn't want to own up to it

[@nastytrigga]

Me and my mates went to billing and found a peddle boat on its own and went round some of the site on it was funny as 😂