12298 x 5036 px | 104,1 x 42,6 cm | 41 x 16,8 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
30. Januar 2019
Ort:
Derwent Reservoir, Upper Derwent Valley, Derbyshire Peak District, Derbyshire, UK.
Weitere Informationen:
Derwent is a village 'drowned' in 1944 when the Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire, England was created. The village of Ashopton, Derwent Woodlands church and Derwent Hall were also 'drowned' in the construction of the reservoir. All buildings in the village had been demolished by autumn 1943, and the impounded waters of the reservoir began to rise by the end of 1944. Derwent’s packhorse bridge spanning the River Derwent near the main gates of Derwent Hall, had been removed stone by stone to be rebuilt elsewhere as it was designated a monument of national importance. The church tower of Derwent slowly disappearing below the water as the reservoir was filled in 1946 The church held its last service on 17 March 1943. The bell from the church may still be heard in Derbyshire, however, since it was re-hung in St Philip's Church in Chaddesden, built in 1955. Bodies from the graveyard had been exhumed in 1940 and were reburied in the village of Bamford. The church spire was left intact to form a memorial to Derwent. However, it was dynamited on 15 December 1947, on the rationale of safety concerns.
