▁properties ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁W rib ben hall . ▁Among ▁the ▁worst ▁flo ods ▁in ▁living ▁memory ▁were ▁those ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁where ▁ 1 4 0 ▁properties ▁were ▁affected . ▁Bew d ley ' s ▁long ▁experience ▁of ▁dealing ▁with ▁flo oding ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Flo od ▁Forum ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Bew d ley ▁Bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Se vern ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁by ▁Thomas ▁T elf ord . ▁It ▁was ▁ere cted ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁ 1 4 8 3 ▁medieval ▁bridge ▁that ▁was ▁swe pt ▁away ▁in ▁the ▁flo ods ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 5 . ▁A ▁modern ▁road ▁bridge , ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁at ▁Black stone ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁after ▁many ▁dec ades ▁of ▁campaign ing , ▁car ries ▁the ▁Bew d ley ▁by pass ▁across ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁The ▁Ten bury ▁and ▁Bew d ley ▁Railway ▁branch ed ▁off ▁Se vern ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁at ▁Bew d ley , ▁and ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁Wy re ▁Forest ▁to ▁Ten bury ▁Well s . ▁It ▁crossed ▁the ▁river ▁at ▁Dow les , ▁a ▁little ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Bew d ley . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁abandoned ▁and ▁dis m ant led , ▁although ▁its ▁impos ing ▁brick ▁and ▁stone ▁pill ars ▁remain . ▁ ▁Education