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Ladybower dam in flood, Ladybowerc 1950s
Image ref
DCER001487
Credit
Mr Jack Moore
ImageDate
c 1950s
Location
Ladybower Resevoir
Town
Ladybower
About this image
Construction of the Ladybower Dam started in 1935 and continued throughout the years of World War 2 despite the difficulty of obtaining materials and labour. It involved the flooding of the villages of Derwent and Ashopton despite much controversy. Derwent Church had to undergo exhumation of it's graves for reburial at Bamford. The dam was completed in 1943 but it took 2 years to fill it. The church tower had been left intact and reappeared eerily above the waters in 1947 when the water level was low.
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