Derwent Village

These gateposts are two of the few items that remain of the 'drowned' village of Derwent in north Derbyshire.

 

The village was demolished in 1943 to enable the flooding of the valley to create the Ladybower reservoir. The church spire was left intact as a memorial to Derwent, but this was dynamited in 1947 on safety grounds.

 

 

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