London Borough of Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

Historic Flooding Records

Table E1 outlines known historic flood events within the London Borough of Bromley along with their key details and identifies the source of the information. The majority of the data has been collated from Environment Agency records and from local knowledge of council staff at the London Borough of Bromley.

Table E1 - Historic flood records within the London Borough of Bromley

Attributed Description and Date Source of Location Reference Comments Flooding

1.5 inches of rain fell Summer 1897 Pluvial 2008 SFRA within 45 minutes.

Multiple places along the Main Rivers, especially: Fluvial flooding in the November EA Recorded Fluvial New , Ravensbourne 1965 Flood Outlines Shortlands, Sundridge catchment. and Brickley Multiple places along the Widespread fluvial Main Rivers, especially: September flooding along most of EA Recorded Fluvial Bromley, , 1968 the river channel in Flood Outlines New Beckenham and St Bromley. Paul’s Cray Fluvial flooding In the EA Recorded August 1977 Fluvial/pluvial St Paul’s Cray Darent and Cray Flood Outlines catchment. Many Ordinary Watercourses EA experienced flooding, Groundwater 2000-2001 Fluvial Borough wide leading to their Flooding designation as Main Dataset Rivers. 40 houses flooded after December Local Fluvial Bromley the River Ravensbourne 2013 knowledge burst its banks. Heavy rain caused Local Summer 2012 Pluvial Bromley localised flooding. knowledge Combination of groundwater, ordinary Winter 2013 Pluvial Cray Valley East EA records watercourse and surface water flooding. Particularly extensive at Sparrows Den southwest Local February 2014 Pluvial of Hayes and Borkwood Knowledge Court. Flooding on highways Orpington and in gardens Local Winter 2014 Groundwater Biggins Hill Flooding in below ground Knowledge St Mary’s Cray car parks (Tesco)

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