10 years ago floods swept through homes and businesses in Malton, Norton and Pickering. Here is a selection of the best images from the time.

The Ryedale floods of 2000
  • The flooded River Rye.
  • Reverend John Manchester with acting Sergeant Pete Bainbridge, left, and PC Mal Bone in the police diving boat being used to ferry people through the floods in Old Malton.
  • Flood waters swirl around daffodils and a litter bin as the beck bursts its banks in Pickering.
  • Beck Isle Museum in Pickering, stranded in flood water.
  • A pedestrian crosses the flooded A170 at Pickering.
  • Travelling by tractor along the flooded Malton to Pickering Road.
  • Flooding around the Beck Isle Museum, Pickering.
  • Flooding in the village of Sinnington, near Pickering.
  • RESIDENTS OF OLD MALTON Residents of Old Malton battle through the floods in Old Maltongate.
  • The scene at the Royal Oak pub in Malton.
  • Rich Annis just manages to pedal through the River Derwent floodwater from his home at Peasey Hill, Malton, to get to work at Bright Steels at Norton.
  • A van under water at Electrodiesel on Scarborough Road, Norton.
  • Pensioners travel in the back of a trailer towed by tractor driver Norman Jefferson across the flooded River Derwent from Norton to Malton.
  • Landlady of the Royal Oak Pub in Old Malton, Juliet Stimson, who opened up to punters at lunchtime despite the heavy flooding at her pub.
  • Malton Station with the railway line completely submerged.
  • Valerie Clarke, artist in residence at Pickering Castle, struggles to work as flood waters rise.
  • Mike Williams of Castle News in Castlegate, Malton, pictured delivering the news to residents.
  • Floods in Ryedale.
  • Floods in Ryedale.
  • The Swordsman pub in Stamford Bridge is submerged again as water rises above the level of the Great Flood of 1999.
  • Caravans under water as the Derwent bursts its banks at Stamford Bridge.
  • The road from Malton to Pickering is still above water.
  • Acting Sergeant Pete Bainbridge and PC Mal Bone with the boat they used to ferry people along Old Malton Main Street.
  • A change of job for council taxation officer Clive Key, who is keeping an eye on flooded flats in Malton.
  • A Landrover drives through the floodwater at Malton Bridge.
  • Malton railway station under water.
  • Fiona Wragge in her flooded Malton back garden.
  • Sheepfoot Hill in Malton becomes a lake.
  • Malton newcomers Steve and Dawn Roberts, left, who only moved to their cottage a month before the floods, discuss the damage with neighbours Ann and Tony Sylvester.
  • An aerial view shows the widespread flooding of Malton and Norton.
  • Old Malton Main Street is reflected in the flood water.

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The Ryedale floods of 2000

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