As is sadly the case every year when it floods in Tewkesbury, always fascinated by how the abbey and much of the old town remains clear of floodwater. They weren't dumb, our ancestors.
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They knew not to build on flood plains. Didn't have the option of building crap houses then doing a runner with the money, because most builders were bricklayers and carpenters who lived locally, and most Churches were built on ancient sites where the dry bits of land were known