Rob LarterA fascinating visit to the Denver Sluice Complex today with a group from #U3AC (University of the Third Age in Cambridge). The complex is a critical centre of #flood control and water management infrastructure for a large part of East Anglia.
The first sluice at this location was constructed in the 17th century as a key step in drainage of the #Fens. The present complex of sluices has successfully enabled prevention of serious flooding and management of drainage in the large catchment for decades, but how long it will continue to be able to function so effectively as sea-level rises in future is uncertain.
The first sluice at this location was constructed in the 17th century as a key step in drainage of the #Fens. The present complex of sluices has successfully enabled prevention of serious flooding and management of drainage in the large catchment for decades, but how long it will continue to be able to function so effectively as sea-level rises in future is uncertain.
Ruth Mottram
Martin Rundkvist