Click on the image above to see the drawing full size. NOTES APPERTAINING TO DIAGRAMMATIC DRAWING OF GOTE ROAD FLOOD PROTECTION HISTORY Geographically the Gote area is probably the lowest lying area in Cockermouth, adjacent to the rivers Cocker and Derwent and has been prone to flooding for many years. Detailed maps of the area dated 1860 show many watercourses in the area of the present allotments, with a structure known as Blackfriars Bridge crossing these streams in a position where the green is presently visible outside 61 Gote Road, other stories tell of a large pond in this area where drovers use to let the cattle drink before entering Cockermouth market, as it is the lowest downstream point on the River Derwent it is not surprising that all water discharges aim for this location, with one fundamental flaw, when the river is in flood many of the discharge pipes

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