A view at the bottom of Batch Valley Road near the collapsed wall
A video from the bottom of Batch Valley Road (the sound
has been initially muted – Language)
This was filmed from Plush Hill and seems to show Ice falling from
the centre of the Storm.
A view of Meadow Green and the Bunkhouse with an adjacent field covered in rocks brought down by a temporary stream of water from an overflowing pipe.
A graph showing the increase in Rainfall and a drop in Pressure.
At the top of Batch Valley showing the water eroding the bank and expanding the bed.
Just past the Batch and the stream spreads across the track sometimes temporary but can be permanent.
Further up Batch Valley and the stream spreads across the track leaving a deposit of rocks.
The stream has eroded the bank and has uncovered a Stone Wall, which is part of the old Reservoir structure.
A view of the Bunkhouse before the storm with a stream going through an underground pipe.
The water brought down so many rocks that it bypassed the pipe but deposited tons of rock.
The water brings down rocks but also silt that produces a muddy mixture.
This was a couple of weeks after the storm and the National Trust are building barriers to direct the water.
A short video from Reservoir Cottage showing the stream about an hour after the storm.
Just before the ford and the stream has spread across the whole track making the footbridge unusable for a number of days.
This shows the car bridge outside Reservoir Cottage where the stream has brought down debris partially blocking the bridge.
Barn Acre and the stream is flowing through the property.
The event happened the day before dustbin day, so many bins and boxes were transported elsewhere.
Barn Acre, Shrewsbury Road, All Stretton.
Barn Acre is situated on Shrewsbury Road, directly opposite the bottom of Castle Hill and, more pertinently, on a direct trajectory for anything free running down the hill. During the flood of 26 September 2024 the amount of water travelling down Castle Hill gradually increased. As I was watching what was happening at the gate our two wheelie bins were washed from their position against the fence and travelled, upright, down the driveway and through the garage. These were followed soon after by Bill Orchard’s. The bins and contents (it was bin day the following day) were strewn in the garage, garden and field. The water entered under both doors of the house flooding the hall and laundry and just entered the kitchen. Fortunately our impending renovations meant that we had already moved into a static caravan on site that was clear of any floodwater.
