1 7 6 8 ▁when ▁a ▁stone ▁bridge ▁was ▁destroyed ▁after ▁the ▁river ▁rose ▁very ▁rapidly . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁ ▁of ▁rain ▁fell ▁in ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁at ▁Br ut on , ▁leaving ▁a ▁water ▁mark ▁on ▁one ▁pub ▁ ▁above ▁the ▁normal ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁extensive ▁flo oding ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁a ▁protect ive ▁dam ▁was ▁built ▁ ▁up stream ▁from ▁the ▁town . ▁▁ 1 9 th , ▁ 2 0 th ▁and ▁ 2 1 st ▁centuries ▁ ▁The ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Br ue ▁had ▁an ▁extensive ▁har bour ▁in ▁Roman ▁and ▁Sax on ▁times , ▁before ▁sil ting ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁medieval ▁period . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁har bour ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁High bridge ▁was ▁formally ▁opened ▁on ▁the ▁river . ▁A ▁new ▁wh arf , ▁known ▁as ▁C ly ce ▁Wh arf , ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁H unt sp ill ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁mouth ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁import ▁of ▁coal ▁and ▁the ▁export ▁of ▁br icks ▁and ▁t iles ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁products . ▁The ▁port ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Both ▁Gal ton ' s ▁Canal ▁and