Bedford Rowing Club is by the Town Bridge, in the middle of the top of the photo. Follow the river downstream and see Dame Alice Harpur School and the schools' boathouse submerged in the worst floods for many years.

Bedford in flood - Easter 1998. Move your cursor around to identify different landmarks

Easter Saturday, the scene from the air as printed in Bedfordshire on Sunday. A print of this photo is on display in the bar at Bedford Rowing Club.

© Bedfordshire on Sunday

[return to BRC index] [other flood photos] Dame Alice Harpur School Suspension Bridge Park Inn Hotel Town Bridge Bedford Rowing Club Schools' boathouse Everard Meadows, Fairground Butterfly Bridge Russell Park Rays Close, flooded out! Duckmill Crescent Bedford Regatta enclosure area