April 23, 2026
Vermuyden’ Subsidiary Works – The Dutch River
Flooding at Fishlake & Sykehouse — The Price of Imperfection Even as these new works were rising, serious problems were emerging elsewhere in the drainage system. The diversion of the River Don northward into the Aire had unintended consequences for the settlements along its banks, and the villages of Fishlake and Sykehouse suffered severe flooding as a direct result of Vermuyden’s works...