Dolgarrog dam disaster memorial walk, North Wales
The night of 2 November 1925 was dark and stormy in North Wales. The dam at Llyn Eigiau, up in the mountains west of Dolgarrog, fractured under stress and released a large volume of water down the valley to Coedty reservoir. At 9pm Coedty dam burst with an almighty roar, cascading millions of gallons of water and thousands of tons of Ice Age boulders down a narrow gorge onto the unsuspecting villagers of Dolgarrog.
By the following day the death toll was 10 adults and six children. The nearby Aluminium Corporation factory was seriously flooded but the 200 or so workers there were all successfully rescued. The death toll might have been higher had not most of the villagers been attending a cinema show in the community hall on higher ground.
Stanley Taylor was at a Scouts meeting when the flood hit his family home. He died trying in vain to rescue his wife and infant daughter from the wreckage. Their grave is in the Great Orme cemetery.
The disaster prompted Parliament to legislate for better safety standards at reservoirs. The Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act of 1930 included regulations about maintenance of old dams, as well as construction of new ones. This was a belated to response to many dam failures in Britain, including one which killed 12 people in South Wales in 1875.
A memorial walk was created in the boulder field in 2004. Some of the boulders brought down by the torrent are estimated to weigh over 500 tons.
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A sad bit of history, thanks for sharing
Great footage at a beautiful spot, thanks for sharing.
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
It is really worth a visit. Thanks for the support!
Hidden tragic stories Mia until someone like you shares them. Beautiful valley to. All the best for the year ahead. Mark
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
North wales is a beautiful place :-) thanks for the support 👍
@WyeExplorer
4 жыл бұрын
@@MiasDroneAdventures That's OK.
This is such a beautiful place friend awesome Drone work 😁👍 new friend here 🤝
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel and thanks for your support 👍
I’ve been passed the dam numerous times but never to the memorial. Think that needs to change now after seeing your video. TFS keep up the great work. ATB Andy
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
It is worth a walk around for sure!
Interesting video, very nice! keep them coming!
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
Beautiful video 😍
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel and thanks for the support!
Nice video mate
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
Nicely shot and edited.
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, and thank you for the support!
@OldGuyonaBike
4 жыл бұрын
@@MiasDroneAdventures Looking forward to watching more.
Very beautiful footage! I love this going to local historical state parks. ❤
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel and thanks for the support! :)
Popping over from Rogers live stream. Love the videos I must hang around :-)
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4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel, your more than welcome to hand around! Thanks for the support!
really dig your editing great views
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4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support 🙂😎
Great editing and colors, you have editing skills.
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! and thank you again for your continued support :)
Hi, friend from Blood x 👍
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel Deepak, thanks for your support 👍
Nice video but sad story behind it 😢
@MiasDroneAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
It is, but could of been a lot worse.
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4 жыл бұрын
Mia's Drone Adventures indeed.