Before we continue with the 'epic' I thought a little visual May help you understand the level of flooding. The YA is smack bang in the middle of the map and you can see the river Wey running up the left hand side of the map; the canalised section including the lock runs parallel to this on it's right hand side.
The Carpark outside the Brit! and the road leading to it were under water and the footbridge, marked in light grey on this map, from the Brit to the theatre were completely underwater. You can just see in the bottom right corner Millbrook Carpark which was also closed and under water.
The mill studio was under a foot or more of water and was the first building to have to cancel its shows. The Carpark under the large Debenhams building also had to close due to the flooding. Come Christmas Day the lower level of the store was also submerged.
The alley along the side of the theatre and the previously mentioned water sheds are also marked. You will probably notice another slip of water in front of the theatre running parallel to the road. This runs under the road outside the main entrance and feeds the turbine at the mill, and so the theatre is technically on a small island.
It's hard to believe looking at it that most of this picture would have been underwater!!!
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