WATER FOR BIRMINGHAM - (Queen Opens Claerwen Dam, Wales)

(27 Oct 1952) The £2,000,000 Claerwen dam in the Elan Valley in Wales is the biggest of its kind in Great Britain; its opening was performed by Her Majesty the Queen, who was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh.
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[@rmorgan2042]

I was there on a school visit from my school in Knighton.

[@chadsimmons6347]

yeah, the Queen turned the water on!