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In 1953 England experienced its worst flood of the twentieth century, but it would take until the 1980s to protect London from future diluvian incidents. 👉 historiclondontours.com/tales-of-londo… #london #londonhistory #thames #riverthames #thamesbarrier #engineering #flood #river
15 years ago today, I started working for #TeamEA at the #ThamesBarrier. I’ll be ‘celebrating’ during my second night shift of the weekend with a mild headache, ample coffee and a beef stew from the freezer.
The #ThamesBarrier is London's primary flood defence 🏙️ It protects 1.42 million people in Central London from the threat of tidal flooding, and has been raised over 221 times since it opened in 1983. Find out more about the Barrier and its crucial role in keeping people safe👇
On duty for the first of another round of 14 shifts over the next 25 days. Hopefully a quiet one so I can catch up on some work I’ve had to put off during the high tides. Luxury yacht Triton passing through the #ThamesBarrier outbound.
⚠️ Tides remain high for the next couple of days - our Flood Alert covering Putney to Teddington riverside properties has been updated. No further #ThamesBarrier closures expected this week.
⚠️ Flood Alerts have been issued upstream of the #ThamesBarrier for this afternoon’s high tide. The Barrier will not be operating today. The tide in the early hours of tomorrow will be lower thanks to favourable weather, although we have issued an Alert upstream of Putney.
@AlanBarrierEA It's great to see the #ThamesBarrier being proactive and ensuring safety for everyone. Thank you for your dedication and hard work!
⚠️ It’s been decided there will not be a #ThamesBarrier closure overnight and our Flood Alert covering riverside properties from Putney to Teddington has been updated again for the high tide in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Turns out I was right to be nervous as we ended up with the second highest tide of the flood season so far at #Southend, and a closure of the #ThamesBarrier was justified. Potential for further closures over the next few days as the high spring tide period continues.
🚧 The #ThamesBarrier will be operating for a second time overnight tonight. Due to uncertainty in the forecast, we've decided not to take any chances and take the top off the tide. Most will be sleeping while we operate from around 22.00 - 04.30.
✅ #ThamesBarrier closure 220 is complete, and @LondonPortAuth are informing river users they can come out of the starting blocks for the evening rush. Some gates have been left in the defence position as further Barrier closure are possible over the next few high tides.
It's a little unusual to have a #ThamesBarrier closure this late in the Flood Season. Of the 220 closures, the breakdown is: September - 3 October - 12 November - 12 December - 28 January - 58 February - 69 March - 32 April - 5 (including today) May - 1
The tide is now peaking at the #ThamesBarrier. We are in the process of moving some of the larger gates to underspill to allow a controlled amount of water under the gate. This will speed up the reopening process for the evening rush hour.
.@ShelaghFogarty .@NIAbbot .@LBC .@Feargal_Sharkey “The #ThamesBarrier is now closed🛑 “This is our 220th Flood Defence Operation… “…and our 12th of what’s proving to be a busy flood season.” #London
.@ShelaghFogarty .@NIAbbot .@LBC .@Feargal_Sharkey “The #ThamesBarrier is now closed🛑 “This is our 220th Flood Defence Operation… “…and our 12th of what’s proving to be a busy flood season.” #London
🛑The #ThamesBarrier is now closed🛑 This is our 220th Flood Defence Operation, and our 12th of what’s proving to be a busy flood season. The tide is just peaking now at #Southend, and is the highest tide of the season so far. Barrier will start to reopen at around 16.00.
❌The #ThamesBarrier is closing today❌ We are operating our flood defences today due to the forecast of a very high tide combined with the continued high flows from a very wet winter Thames Barrier closure from around 10.15-16.00 today Further closures are possible this week
When you are being led by Ambition there is no barrier to your Endeavor!! @BoludaTowage #tugs VB AMBITION & VB PETER assisting @Silversea's Silver Endeavour through the #ThamesBarrier on departure from #London. #LondonPortCity #RiverThames #CruiseShip #dlr_blog
