Ladybower Reservoir and the Lost Derwent Village Remains
We are in Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park today to explore the lost sunken village of Derwent and the Ladybower Reservoir.
Every so often during severe dry summers, the water levels of the Derwent Valley reveal a fascinating underwater world of lost communities. The villages of Ashopton and Derwent were flooded when construction of the Ladybower was started in the early 1940s. Although a lot of the villages were demolished, the drought of the summer of 2022 have once again revealed the lost remains and ruins of the villages.
We look at the Mill Brook, the old St James & St Johns Church, school, cottages and of course the ruins of the former Derwent Hall. The village of Derwent was a small community centred around where the Mill Brook flowed into the River Derwent.
Next to the village, we can walk alongside what we see on old maps as the Fish Pond, part of the gardens and grounds of the Derwent Hall. By the side of Derwent Hall is the old St Henry's Roman Catholic church. After spending time looking around the ruins and remains and the hall, we see the Lovers Seat that perched at the side of the River Derwent.
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Facebook brought me here, great place & video, thanks for sharing
@WobblyRunner
15 күн бұрын
Welcome!
Very interesting.
Great video. I have photos of the village that my parents took in the summer of 76. Things were more recognisable in the photos back then. It’s such an eerie scene still today.
This was shared to my Facebook page thank you for sharing
I took my family to Derwent and that exact area in the mid nineties i have lots of photos from that day, there was no water at all in any streams or culverts apart from a bit of mud it was dry. The pictures show all the grass was yellow and the leaves were brown, i have never seen the water level that low before or since. I did go back the following year and took pictures again when the reservoir had filled up and the contrast between the two years is striking.
@WobblyRunner
10 ай бұрын
It's a great spectacle when it's revealed isn't it. I remember my parents visiting it in the mid nineties at the same time as you would have gone. I can't find their photos anywhere though.
Very interesting. Thanks
I visited and filmed the ruins mid September this year, the level was quite a bit higher back than but still a fascinating place. Great video 👍
@WobblyRunner
Жыл бұрын
👍 amazing how much difference a month makes isn't it. Filling back up slowly now though
Amazing video Paul. That picture of the viaduct being built over the village is so ominous. Imagine living in a lovely village like that then you get a letter and contractors start working around you Cheers Russ
@WobblyRunner
Жыл бұрын
I can't even begin to imagine been put in that position. Quite harrowing.
Hi Paul. Hope you’re well. Would you mind me using a little bit of your footage in one of my videos. Obviously I’ll shout out your channel and link the full video in my content. Thanks Paul.
@WobblyRunner
2 ай бұрын
👍 go for it Paul
@PaulMessner
2 ай бұрын
@@WobblyRunner thanks mate.
I Can remember my dad bringing me in 1990 and all the buildings where a lot more higher up and now looks like 90% of the buildings are covered over in mud
It really says something about the people of the day that their village was flooded for the betterment of others, and they just got on with life. It's also very eerie seeing bits of what was left behind, that stone post @19:37 says it all especially when you put the old photo up and can actually see it as it was. It was a similar situation back in the 1970's when they built Rutland Water, the water board dammed the Gwash Valley and flooded a village called Empingham. It was completed in 1975, but the following year we had the famous hot summer and the village began to reappear, people were popping back to see what state their old house was in!!!!
@WobblyRunner
Жыл бұрын
Blimey!!! That must have been distressing for those that lost their village. I wonder if they were well compensated ?
@seamusmcevoy2011
Жыл бұрын
@@WobblyRunner Put it like this, a new village called Empingham was built for the people who wanted to stay in the area, those who took the opportunity to move had the money from compensation for losing their house, and had their moving expenses paid as well. Not a bad deal.
@WobblyRunner
Жыл бұрын
@@seamusmcevoy2011 I know a few who have been "displaced" by HS2 despite it probably never to be built. It's set them up for life.
@seamusmcevoy2011
Жыл бұрын
@@WobblyRunner To be honest, if I was having my life turned upside down, I'd want some serious compo too!!!!
@WobblyRunner
Жыл бұрын
@@seamusmcevoy2011 me too
Interesting stuff mate. I've never seen any of this before. The mud looked a bit treacherous in places.
@WobblyRunner
Жыл бұрын
Very treacherous. Not designed for running on 😄. Well worth a visit though
If you want to check out the village which was flooded to form LAdybower Reservoir then this video is worth watching. The remains do surface every few years if the water levels are low enough. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lqmG0Lt7cdvHeZs.html
what happened to all the graves in the church yard .
@WobblyRunner
Ай бұрын
If I remember correctly, they were exhumed and reburried at Bamford.
@user-pj8lb7tt9b
Ай бұрын
@@WobblyRunner thank you for the reply , enjoyed the video too 👍
We we’re going to go last Saturday having seen it all on Facebook but decided against it after all the rain tho we’re not that disappointed having been in 2018 although it wasn’t as low as this maybe next time it’s low like next year 😂😂😂
@WobblyRunner
Жыл бұрын
Set your clocks in 4 years time 😉. It's a fine line isn't it. I think the "peak" must have been the week after I went.
one hot summer with little rain causes this now, - too many cheap new build houses being connected to water ...but no new reservoirs.... - as for new roads? ....looooooool = the A57 is RUINED! ....Europe is laughing at us!!!