Derwent Valley, Ladybower reservoir, Derbyshire Peak District,, England UK
Ladybower reservoir, Derwent Valley, in the Derbyshire Peak district, England, as seen from the Ladybower Fisheries site near the A6013 / A57 Snake Pass road junction between Sheffield and Manchester.
This Is The Way Double Double!
Matt Nuttall and Mark Gibbons on their way to a 50+ haul of fish to the SKB boat on Ladybower reservoir on 14th October 2018! This is the way!!!
Ladybower Reservoir Plughole Explore Inside and Out
Exploration of Ladybower Reservoirs giant bell mouth overflows known locally as plugholes. With water levels low the bell mouth are fully exposed, and we could not leave without looking inside.
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Derwent is a village 'drowned' under the Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire, England. The village of Ashopton, Derwent Woodlands church and Derwent Hall were also 'drowned' in the construction of the reservoir. There is no formal memorial to any of the villages. However, the site of the construction workers' temporary village when the higher Derwent and Howden Reservoirs were built is clearly marked by a plaque. The only marker of the location of Derwent is the village's War Memorial which stands above Ladybower Reservoir at a point to the west of the village.
The most significant surviving reminder of Derwent Village is the village's packhorse bridge, painted in 1925 by the artist Stanley Royle.[1] This originally spanned the River Derwent near the main gates of Derwent Hall, and was removed stone by stone as it had been designated a monument of national importance. The bridge was transported and rebuilt at the head of Howden Reservoir at Slippery Stones where it now forms part of the paths and cycle tracks around the Derwent Valley reservoirs.
The church tower of Derwent slowly disappearing below the water as the reservoir was filled in 1946
The church held its last service on 17 March 1943.[2] The bell from the church may still be heard in Derbyshire, however, since it was re-hung in St Philip's Church in Chaddesden, built in 1955. Bodies from the graveyard had been exhumed in 1940 and were reburied in the village of Bamford.[3] All buildings in the village had been demolished by autumn 1943, and the impounded waters of the reservoir began to rise by the end of 1944. The church spire was left intact to form a memorial to Derwent. However, it was dynamited on 15 December 1947, on the rationale of safety concerns. The site of the village has been revealed when the reservoir levels fell dramatically in 1976, 1989, 1996 and 2003.
Despite being flooded, a few houses survive above the waterline, and there remains a civil parish of Derwent. At the time of the 2001 UK census, it had a population of 51. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Details were included in the civil parish of Aston, Derbyshire.
The Derwent Valley Museum, located on the Derwent Reservoir dam and run privately by Vic Hallam, tells the history of the Derwent valley and of Derwent and Ashopton as well as the tale of RAF Squadron 617 (The Dam Busters) and its training for Operation Chastise during the Second World War.[4]
Ladybower Reservoir: After the rains came
Let’s Go Peak District revisit Ladybower Reservoir to see how things have changed after a wet winter (2019)
Fishermen Float Close to 'Plughole' on English Reservoir
Fishermen were filmed floating in boats close to a plughole on a reservoir in Derbyshire, England, Saturday, October 19.
Flo Neilson, who lives in the nearby county of Nottinghamshire, spotted the fishermen near the overflow outlet when on a walk with her partner. (Reuters)
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Passeio em Maio de 2007
River Derwent at Bamford Mill (16:9)
Filmed the morning after the Sheffield floods. Ladybower reservoir is a mile up stream, and 24 hours earlier the water level there was about 10 feet below overflow. The stepping stones at the Mill are usually three feet above the river level.
I wanted to film the weir from the stepping stones - needless to say I didn't try :)
By the way, this is a 16:9 widescreen video, so of course YouTube squashes it.
Journey to Fairholmes Derwent
这是七剑的其中五剑到Derwent Dam游玩留下的倩影。当中有三位倾情演出的咖叻啡！请大家慢慢欣赏！
The Anglers Rest Pub to Community Hub
Promoting the sale of shares to purchase the Anglers Rest in Bamford and turn it into a real community hub.
The Anglers Rest is situated in the Peak District Derbyshire England.
With Thanks to BBC Sheffield, the residents of Bamford and the Post Office.
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A curious case of multiple sunrise/sunset sequences in Peak District (England).
LadyBower Reservoir
A sunny day at the reservoir
In The Countryside - Ladybower Reservoir
Walking the dogs in the Peak District. This is a view looking over Derwent Reservoir.
The Great British Countryside...
Scotts Jump
ladybower and chillin in the sun
Peak District - Lost Farmstead - Elmin Pitts Farm, a hike via Ladybower, Winhill & Crook Hill
I’m still new to this hiking lark but have deffo got the bug. As you may see I’m, also new to filming and have a lot more to learn. Hoped to get in front of the camera more too in this video but was drowned out by the wind and must get a muff as well as a new tripod as I slipped and broke a leg off. Ouch!.
I’ve barely scratched the surface of the peak district but one of my favorites must be the Upper Derwent – steeped with history from the last ice age to the present. But in that 10,000 years the biggest impact on the Upper Derwent happened in just 45 years or so from the building of the Howden, Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs to meet the needs of the thirsty millions in the surrounding cities. Whist growing cities of the early part of the century saw the great rural areas as being a supplier or resources, at the same time, there was a great interest of the ‘workers’ to get freedom to roam the countryside to get away from the factories and the smoke.
Following the building of the Howden and Derwent, completed in 1912 & 1916 life would have been slowly returning to normal but the shock news came in 1935 for the villages of Ashopton and Derwent that their villages were to be submerged and lost forever as the final reservoir was to be built.
Flooding completed in 1946 but several farmsteads that once worked the sleepy valleys were submerged or simply made their pastures cut off and impossible to work.
One such Farmstead, Elmin Pitts Farmstead, now in the forest woodlands, has some of its stoneworks dating back to the 1740’s still in place but alas much of it is tumbling from the falling trees. But an idyllic setting with moss clad dry stone walls- now amongst the pine trees. Maybe this would be a first wild camp location for me but I am sure a creepy place at night and not so enchanted.
Seen in the video is Hope Cross, located just above this farmstead, which stands on a former Roman road on the crossroads of an important packhorse rout. The 7 feet high post with a square capstone bearing the names of Edale, Glossop, Hope and Sheffield on its faces dates back 1737. Most likely there would have been a cross here before this one.
Other farmsteads lost were Bellhag Farm, Bridge End Farm, Cockbridge Farm, Fairholmes Farm, Grainfoot Farm, Haglee Farm, Wellhead Farm & Wood’s Farm.
In this hike I take in Win Hill and Crook Hill and definitely recommend that walk to get a great Derwent & Ladybower experience.
Some links for you
My blog on the lost villages
Music - PeakBeatz
In this vid I use my latest track WelcomePeakz. Has some sounds of the Peak District - eg cows, sheep, thunder & rain! may be a bit hip-hoppy not sure. Played with a voice generator for more specifically and “Welcome to the Glorious Peak District while the 10cc style whisper is voiced by non other than the real Amanda and which of course is coined by #TheGloriousPeakDistrict Oracle Dean Read
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Reading?
There are some great books available on the history of the upper Derwent and I would certainly recommend Dr Bill Bevan. Bill’s own books on the Ancient Peakland are superb. Bill is an Archaeologist, writer, photographer and DJ (Unity Dub).
Also, I recommend the most excellent book Silent Valley by Vic Hallam.
In this ATV clip, the late Gwyn Richards interviews former residents of Derwent and Ashopton villages in Derbyshire which were flooded during the construction of Ladybower Reservoir in the 40’s. The B&W footage & commentary by Gwyn Richards is in true spirit of the mood of the day, although filmed in 1966.
Filmed with an Rx100, GoPro & Samsung S6
For maps I used Garmin BaseCamp
Out of breath sound effects are real!
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Derwent Reservoir wild camp
I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (
Baitings Dam
Drone view of Baitings Dam
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A little trip along the River Derwent near Workington, Cumbria and a lift to reveal the town with the bridges that were damaged in the floods in 2009
Jack and George fishing caper
Us on Ladybower