Workington Floods - Workington Bridge 1

The Royal Engineers and Cumbria County Engineers were in Workington's Mill Field at first light on the 25-11-2009.
The new footbridge will span the River Derwent 50 metres up river from the site of this 18th century bridge shown in the Watercolour.

The River Derwent has flowed from the Lake District through (what is now Keswick and Cockermouth) for tens of thousands of years. She (are rivers 'she'?) has carved the flood plain at Workington known as the 'Cloffocks'. The word Cloffocks is from the Old Norse 'klauf' for ravine.

Clifton, Stainburn, Hall Park and Brow Top are on the hills south of our Cloffocks. Seaton, Calva and Northside are steep cliffs and hills sides to the north of the river.

One of the Royal Engineers working on the bridge is 'fray Wukki'n' (from Workington)... our town is very proud of its contribution to military history.

Thanks Royal Engineers!
http://www.army.mod.uk/royalengineers/12192.aspx

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