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Fleet River floods

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The River Fleet is known to have flooded in the area from St Pancras and southwards in the 13th century, and then specifically in 1317 and 1768 and then floods are recorded in 1809, 1818 and 1846. In 1931 King’s Cross Station was flooded. This area is known as the (St) Pancras Wash, a former flood plain of the river. Over time the river has been enclosed in underground pipes which has brought the flooding under control.

British History Online has: "In 1809 a sudden thaw produced a flood, and the whole space between St. Pancras, Somers' Town, and the foot of the hill at Pentonville was soon under water; two cart-horses were drowned; and for several days persons received their provisions in at their windows, from carts sent round to convey them."

Source: UCL's 'The History of the River Fleet'.

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