What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Denver Sluice & Old & New Bedford Rivers 350 years of flood alleviation in the fens begun by Cornelius Vermuyden with the Old and New Bedford Rivers Recorded plaque organisation: Institution of Civil Engineers.
Cornelius Vermuyden, a Dutch engineer, led the drainage works in the Fens in the 17th century, constructing the Old and New Bedford Rivers to alleviate flooding, significantly altering the landscape and agriculture of the region.
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Photo: Hugh Venables on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0