2019

NY3955 : Elm Street Floodgate

taken 6 years ago, near to Carlisle, Cumbria, England

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Elm Street Floodgate
Elm Street Floodgate
Elm Street Floodgate is part of Carlisle’s flood defence system, protecting Dentonholme when the River Caldew is in flood.
The Caldew Cycleway, the Caldew Riverside Trail and The Cumbria Way pass through the gate (next photograph NY3955 : The Caldew Cycleway, Nelson Bridge).
Nelson Bridge is in the background.
Dentonholme can be spelled as either Dentonholme or Denton Holme.
The Cumbria Way

A 119km (74 mile) long distance path from Ulverston to Carlisle, through the heart of the English Lake District.

Caldew Cycleway

The Caldew Cycleway is a 7.6km (4.7 mile) tarmacked mainly off road cycle route, starting from Carlisle Road in Dalston and following the River Caldew via Cummersdale Mills and Denton Holme to finish at the north end of the Viaduct Estate Road in Carlisle where it joins Castle Way.
The route forms part of National Cycle Network Routes 7 and 10, part of the cycleway is also the Caldew Riverside Trail in Carlisle, and much of the cycleway is followed by The Cumbria Way long distance footpath.


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Geographical Context: Paths Boundary, Barrier City, Town centre Long Distance Footpath: The Cumbria Way Long Distance Path: The Cumbria Way Ldp: The Cumbria Way Cumbria Way Primary Subject: Flood Defences other tags: Nelson Bridge Flood Defence Wall Carlisle Cycleway Cumbria The Cumbria Way Caldew Cycleway Dentonholme Floodgate Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Cumbria Way [28] · Flooding by the River Caldew [19] · Nelson Bridge [16] · Denton Holme [11] Other Photos: · The Cumbria Way, Dentonholme Title Clusters: · Elm Street Floodgate [2] ·
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NY3955, 757 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Adrian Taylor   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 11 March, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 23 October, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 3998 5542 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:53.3940N 2:56.2337W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 39980 55358
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