After the heatwave cometh the flood

Following February's record high temperatures, another freak event occurred in the town centre on Thursday, February 28th, when water from a burst pipe in Wesley Place cascaded across the Stakes Beck bridge and along the footpath by the newly-opened Old Post Office café and bar into Kirkgate.

Wesley Place was being resurfaced at the time and the job extended round the corner towards the park where the water-pipe burst. At the time of my photographs it was too early to say what exactly had happened but there were fears that the Old Post Office and adjoining properties would be affected when the water supply was turned off for repairs.