The rain has eased. Compare SP2965 : The river is higher than yesterday, Warwick from six days earlier. The flow is still greater than its normal sluggish rate. In the foreground the Sea Scouts' downstream landing stage is not under water but it seems to be permanently wet as moisture seeps from the remodelled bank. There is land drainage from the sports pitches but perhaps there is none at this 'amenity' end of St Nicholas Park.
The elephant and castle is the original name for this pub and goes back at least as far as 1880 when it was a humble beerhouse. The name of Simple Simon was coined in the 1970s and was linked to the Shires pie factory that was close by. The Elephant and Castle most likely refers to the coat of arms of the City of Coventry