Tucked beneath Bath’s Halfpenny Bridge, just off the Widcombe path, you’ll find more than stone and shadow — you’ll find 14 carved flood marks, the earliest dating back to 1866. Each mark tells a story of the River Avon rising high enough to threaten homes and livelihoods. The most dramatic? 15 November 1894, when waters surged over six metres above normal levels. The last mark is from 1960. Since then, major flood defences — including the redesign of Pulteney Weir in 1968 — have protected the c