Picture No | 10215871 |
Date | 1862 |
Description | Flooded fens around the Coffer Dam 1862 |
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The flooded fens of the Eastern Counties. The flooding caused by numerous high tides which was hoped to be resolved by the building of the Coffer Dam The dam would act as a barrier to the assaults of sea water upon the countryside.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 7th June 1862 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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