An old photograph of a town

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The exhibition from Ilkley Civic Society and the Local History Hub contains contemporary photographs of the Great Ilkley Flood.

On 12 July 1900, during a hot summer, there was a torrential thunderstorm over Ilkley Moor. The driving rain burst the town’s becks, demolishing buildings and tearing up streets. A man died when the old coaching works collapsed. See photographs depicting this devastating natural event and learn more about this historic moment in Ilkley’s past.

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The Great Ilkley Flood of July 1900

Type:Exhibition

Ilkley Manor House, Castle Yard, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9DT

Opening Times

Season (14 June 2025 - 27 July 2025)
DayTimes
Saturday - Sunday11:00 - 16:00

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