Sandbags, sandbags everywhere after Datchet’s flood on Thames riverside; near Windsor castle in Berkshire, England, UK
This photoshoot of Datchet was to explore how much it had been affected by the Winter 2014 floods and how the clear up was progressing as it had suffered badly in them Sandbags, sandbags everywhere after Datchet’s flood on Thames riverside; near Windsor castle in Berkshire, England, UK Datchet is at the confluence road & rail & the floods caused major traffic blockages, trees were brought down. Even the railway line was flooded! stopping the Windsor to Waterloo trains & causing commuters chaos. Affecting many Individual, Upper middle class homes, some shops ; flooded roads, gardens & homes – which will take more than a year to clear up Princes William & Harry were involved in clear up Notable Residents[source Wikipedia] 18th Century • William Herschel (astronomer to George III and discoverer of the planet Uranus) lived with his sister in a house on Horton Road in 1782 and from 1783 to 1785, he occupied "The Lawn" on Horton Road and built a 20 ft telescope in the garden. 19th century; • Hon. Evelyn Ellis drove the first ever motor car to be driven or owned in Britain to his home in Southleigh Road in 1895 - the car is in the Science Museum, London. Ellis was closely associated with The Prince of Wales (the later King Edward VII) and gave him his first ever ride in a car. • Hon. John Scott Montagu - Lord of the Manor of Datchet and Ditton was another early motoring pioneer whose families continued interest resulted in the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in the New Forest National Park. 20th Century • Valentine Dyall • Billy Cotton • Billie Whitelaw • Sir Donald Pleasence. • Joan Collins still retains the Datchet house of her late father (a theatrical agent). • Barry Davies, sports commentator 21st Century • Danniella Westbrook Other Associations with Datchet Charles Dickens used Datchet Station when he varied his routes to Slough visiting a mistress.
Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Datchet on Thames riverside; near Windsor castle in Berkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Barrey / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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