This is fantastic, and why I prefer to consume the work of local historians. The passion, the enthusiasm for the subject comes through clearly, and inspires people to look at their own home town/area/county with fresh eyes! Inspiring.
Another absorbing video, Catherine! So many lost villages/towns under modern infrastructure. 10 miles from me there is a pre-Revolutionary War town (1747) under the Boonton Reservoir. Various parts of its history include iron refining (mostly supplying the Continental Army), grist mills, was a stop along the Morris Canal, and part of the Underground Railway before it was razed and flooded at the end of the 19th C. Parts of the old town will reappear in times of drought.
Fascinating! It reminds me of a novel whose plot revolves around just such a drained village in Yorkshire: "In a Dry Season" by Peter Robinson. Maybe it was this place he had in mind when he wrote the book?
These are fascinating. There's one in ripponden, Batings reservoir with the lost village bogden underneath. In the hot weather the old packhorse bridge emerges and the outline remains of a few houses.
In earlier times that cut stone would have been salvaged for use in other buildings. The fact it isn't just shows we don't use stone to build anymore. Its not worth the cost of salvaging.
This should be shown in cinemas throughout Wales, might shut them up about a one horse village there being requisitioned to make way for a vital reservoir which they're still bleating about half a century later 🙄🤦
It's got nothing to do with it being "hot" but everything to do with it being DRY. We have hot days every year but most years we also have rain. It's a drought, not a heatwave, that cases water levels to fall. Weird commentary.
Thanks did not know about this before,
Short, sweet and informative. Thanks Catherine, excellent as ever.
Love all your videos, another wonderful history lesson 🤗greetings from Cincinnati Ohio.
Thank you very much for the upload and the insight sorry its a bit late I have only just come across it.
This is fantastic, and why I prefer to consume the work of local historians. The passion, the enthusiasm for the subject comes through clearly, and inspires people to look at their own home town/area/county with fresh eyes! Inspiring.
Well Done. Your commentary was like poetry. 👍
Thank you - what an interesting story - told by such a dramatically poetical story-teller ~
I adore this video! As always super informative and fantastically delivered! Great job!
Amazing video, I could have happily watched it for two hours and 46 seconds.
Perfect weather to explore a abandoned village. Nice short video and also do love Knaresborough
I love these drowned village stories. I think most reservoirs seem to have them. Ladybower is another one.
Convenient timing that this video gets made just as a reservoir runs quite low on water :3
Another absorbing video, Catherine! So many lost villages/towns under modern infrastructure. 10 miles from me there is a pre-Revolutionary War town (1747) under the Boonton Reservoir. Various parts of its history include iron refining (mostly supplying the Continental Army), grist mills, was a stop along the Morris Canal, and part of the Underground Railway before it was razed and flooded at the end of the 19th C. Parts of the old town will reappear in times of drought.
Wow! I get this same feeling about drowned villages when I hear of one. So much life, so many histories now under water...
Fascinating story lots of lost villages under reservoirs
Fantastic. Very interesting.
Brilliant video, fascinating to hear about these lost villages. :)
nice one
Another brill video 👍
thank you so much for this video, i will definitely visit this lake.
We've also got these drowned villages in Wales - very contentious 😒
Cofiwch Dryweryn!
Wow, there is not a lot of water in there at the moment. Didn't realise how low it was
Finally getting round to binging your videos!! Commenting for the algorithm ofc 😉
Very interesting. It would be great if you could make more videos on this topic. I had no idea!
Great video. Will be heading over from castleford today. New subscriber 👍🏻
Fascinating! It reminds me of a novel whose plot revolves around just such a drained village in Yorkshire:
"In a Dry Season" by Peter Robinson. Maybe it was this place he had in mind when he wrote the book?
These are fascinating. There's one in ripponden, Batings reservoir with the lost village bogden underneath. In the hot weather the old packhorse bridge emerges and the outline remains of a few houses.
Very interesting, I had no idea this happened..I do wish schools taught this about their county
In earlier times that cut stone would have been salvaged for use in other buildings. The fact it isn't just shows we don't use stone to build anymore. Its not worth the cost of salvaging.
Excellent again! Great presentation, great information. I so enjoy your approach and videos. Cheers from Herefordshire.
This should be shown in cinemas throughout Wales, might shut them up about a one horse village there being requisitioned to make way for a vital reservoir which they're still bleating about half a century later 🙄🤦
My family
Keep cracking on kinky cheeks,,,I proper enjoyed this one 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
It's got nothing to do with it being "hot" but everything to do with it being DRY. We have hot days every year but most years we also have rain. It's a drought, not a heatwave, that cases water levels to fall. Weird commentary.
“Where have you been since I saw thee?”
“On Ilkley Moor without my tricorn!”
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Personally, I find lakes/reservoirs to be eerie places.😮🫣