Enjoyed watching this video this afternoon, thanks guys. Would be great if a TV documentary was put together about the lost villages and the construction of the reservoir.
Thank you Janet. I don't think I've ever seen anything on TV about it other than news repots etc. You're right, it would be good to see an indepth TV programme. 🙂 Unless I missed it. I suppose that's the beauty of UA-cam though.
This is the second one of your videos I have watched. Really like you commentary, very well balanced, honest and not over bearing. Very enjoyable to watch. Yes, I have subscribed.
My dad worked on the demolition of Derwent Hall in the late 1930’s. He said it was a beautiful old House & he removed yards & yards of Oak Panelling from it. I forgot to ask him what happened to all that.
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.
Thank you so much for this. Absolutely fascinating, and you did a great job of bringing it all to life. Live in Sydney, and planning a trip to the Old Country next year; hope to see some things like this. Mike
Fascinating stuff lads. We visited ladybower yesterday on our way to our holiday stop in Tideswell. We walked round the northern part of reservoir via Derwent dam and tried to imagine what it must have been like and this really helped 👍
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
The submerged buildings had been exposed before in previous unusually dry summers, not just 2022. There were notorious droughts in 1976 and 1995. I remember both well, but to look at you I would guess that 1976 was well before you were born, and that you would have been a young child in 1995 [perhaps you could confirm or correct this].
That's correct. I wasn't alive in the 1970s, but I remember the 1995 drought. I remember a similar dry spell at the reservoir in the 2000s when my parents visited
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 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.
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.
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.
Brilliant video! My current hyper fixation is drowned towns, I can't stop researching them. Quick question... Can anyone take the bricks? Some of the big pieces would make amazing character points in a house. Or even used to make a sign or some kind of "remember when..." structure at the front of the reservoir? It would be such a shame to completely lose this whole part of history
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
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.
Also, I'm thinking the cellars could possibly have been the pub? Just with it having a double entrance to the cellar and different rooms of varying sizes? The tiled room could have been the bathroom?
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. ua-cam.com/video/duRnYBAxaI8/v-deo.html
Would have been cool if they left all the buildings intact and just slowly flooded everything and when low tide came you could see a villager. I wonder if any of the kids that lived in this village are Still around actually..🤔
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 😂😂😂
Enjoyed watching this video this afternoon, thanks guys. Would be great if a TV documentary was put together about the lost villages and the construction of the reservoir.
Thank you Janet. I don't think I've ever seen anything on TV about it other than news repots etc. You're right, it would be good to see an indepth TV programme. 🙂 Unless I missed it.
I suppose that's the beauty of UA-cam though.
This is the second one of your videos I have watched. Really like you commentary, very well balanced, honest and not over bearing. Very enjoyable to watch. Yes, I have subscribed.
Thanks very much Stuart. Welcome aboard 🙂
Thank you, that was absolutely fascinating and really sad too, all that lost history and architecture 😢
Facebook brought me here, great place & video, thanks for sharing
Welcome!
My dad worked on the demolition of Derwent Hall in the late 1930’s. He said it was a beautiful old House & he removed yards & yards of Oak Panelling from it. I forgot to ask him what happened to all that.
Great Stuff. That must have been heart breaking at the time.
This was shared to my Facebook page thank you for sharing
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.
Thank you so much for this. Absolutely fascinating, and you did a great job of bringing it all to life. Live in Sydney, and planning a trip to the Old Country next year; hope to see some things like this. Mike
Thanks Mike. Well worth a trip. Even when it's full, it's beautiful and surrounded by history.
Fascinating stuff lads. We visited ladybower yesterday on our way to our holiday stop in Tideswell. We walked round the northern part of reservoir via Derwent dam and tried to imagine what it must have been like and this really helped 👍
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What are the water levels like at the moment?
Great video lads, so very interesting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the area and making sense of the ruins.
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it.
great watch. thanks for the maps too. subbed
Hi from Ohio, USA. Simply fascinating.
👍 Hello to Ohio
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
I can't even begin to imagine been put in that position. Quite harrowing.
The submerged buildings had been exposed before in previous unusually dry summers, not just 2022. There were notorious droughts in 1976 and 1995. I remember both well, but to look at you I would guess that 1976 was well before you were born, and that you would have been a young child in 1995 [perhaps you could confirm or correct this].
That's correct. I wasn't alive in the 1970s, but I remember the 1995 drought.
I remember a similar dry spell at the reservoir in the 2000s when my parents visited
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!!!!
Blimey!!! That must have been distressing for those that lost their village. I wonder if they were well compensated ?
@@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.
@@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.
@@WobblyRunner To be honest, if I was having my life turned upside down, I'd want some serious compo too!!!!
@@seamusmcevoy2011 me too
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.
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.
Brilliant video! My current hyper fixation is drowned towns, I can't stop researching them. Quick question... Can anyone take the bricks? Some of the big pieces would make amazing character points in a house. Or even used to make a sign or some kind of "remember when..." structure at the front of the reservoir? It would be such a shame to completely lose this whole part of history
Thank you 👍
It's a fair distance from the road to take things away, but I would suspect that would be frowned upon.
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 👍
👍 amazing how much difference a month makes isn't it. Filling back up slowly now though
Very interesting. Thanks
Interesting stuff mate. I've never seen any of this before. The mud looked a bit treacherous in places.
Very treacherous. Not designed for running on 😄. Well worth a visit though
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
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.
👍 go for it Paul
@@WobblyRunner thanks mate.
Also, I'm thinking the cellars could possibly have been the pub? Just with it having a double entrance to the cellar and different rooms of varying sizes? The tiled room could have been the bathroom?
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.
ua-cam.com/video/duRnYBAxaI8/v-deo.html
Would have been cool if they left all the buildings intact and just slowly flooded everything and when low tide came you could see a village
Would have been cool if they left all the buildings intact and just slowly flooded everything and when low tide came you could see a villager. I wonder if any of the kids that lived in this village are Still around actually..🤔
what happened to all the graves in the church yard .
If I remember correctly, they were exhumed and reburried at Bamford.
@@WobblyRunner thank you for the reply , enjoyed the video too 👍
So who is copying who ? Are you copying trekking exploration UK, or is he copying you ?
I don't think anybody is copying anyone. I saw lots of people cover this the other year.
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 😂😂😂
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.
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