MARLOW saw the worst floods on record in 1947 when wide areas of the town were submerged in water.

Large parts of the county have been affected by flooding due currently to Storm Henk battering Buckinghamshire with torrential rain.

Flurries of snow and sleet have also been falling today with freezing temperatures adding to the harsh weather conditions.

The topic of weather has also sparked debate on local Facebook groups as to whether the current floods are particularly bad this time round.

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It comes after the government recorded the river level for Marlow at 4.73 on Sunday, January 7, rising to 4.735 then 4.74. suggesting the river was the 'highest level on record'.

But many residents were quick to jump in, suggesting previous dates when Marlow saw the worst floods on record.

Bucks Free Press: Marlow Free Press archive, March 21, 1947 Marlow Free Press archive, March 21, 1947 (Image: Bucks Free Press)

According to our archives, 1947 was the worst year for flooding in Marlow as it 'passed record levels of 1894 disaster'. 

The headline at the time was 'worst floods in memory swamp Thames Valley'. 

In the report, people in houses in Quarry Wood Road and Bisham Road were living in first floor rooms and the Riverwoods Estate were completely isolated.

Water was also running from the front door of the Compleat Angler Hotel.

According to the Marlow Free Press at the time, Higginson Park was under three to four feet of water and the 'new housing estate in Newton Road, although it is a long way from the river, is also flooded.'

The report adds: "Flood water spread across the main Marlow Maidenhead Road on Monday night near the top of Quarry Wood Road. Near Bisham green water poured across the main road and was soon a foot deep.

As well as this, an official of the Thames Conservancy said at the time: "With the likelihood of more rain, the outlook is not good.

"The struggle to keep the weirs of the upper reaches of the river free of debris has become terribly dangerous." 

Bucks Free Press: Looking NE, an aerial view of the flooding caused by the sudden melting of heavy snowfalls. Bourne

The River Thames in 1947 flooded in Bourne End with flood water reported to be a 'mile wide' opposite Winter Hill. A dinghy was floating above a submerged yacht.