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Ladybower Reservoir The Final Secrets Uncovered - It is getting Dangerous! #ladybower #2022

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Ladybower Reservoir The Final Secrets Uncovered - It is getting Dangerous!

Ladybower Reservoir in the Derwent Valley. Home to the lost Village of Derwent.

In this final video in the series uncovering the lost secrets of Ladybower Reservoir and the Village of Derwent, we take a look at the site of the former Vicarage.

Look into the cellar of Derwent Hall and even more of the extensive gardens as the water retreats ever more.

We also take a little look at Derwent Dam before finding a nice little section of the Bamford & Howden Railway.

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20 Comments

@mrsgenehunt48 3 years ago (edited)

What a haunting but beautiful series. When you see the old photos you can't help mourn the lost of a gorgeous village. It won't let you forget it when it reveals itself during droughts. It pulls even more of us into its fascinating grip. Until next time Derwent 💕. Well done as always

@tinytonymaloney7832 3 years ago

Such a huge amount of lost history and memories, that Derwent Hall was a fantastic place.
It must have been heartbreaking for the old villagers to return and see the place they grew up in just flooded.

@victorbarnes3286 7 days ago

love this music to all of this one such a shame this village had to go but very good to see it all over again we have been there when it was very low thank you for showing it again love it all of it x

@shirleylynch7529 3 years ago

This has been a fantastic series. You are better than many TV documentaries. I imagine you could have sold this no bother to a company. Your talent is amazing Ant. Music so apt with the filming. Well done. You deserve a documentary award for this series you really do. Thank you.

@jfro5867 3 years ago

Melancholy feelings watching this. The old photos do it.

@Carolb66 3 years ago

Hi Ant, im not kidding you deserve your own tv series just doing what you do now, you are a natural you keep us entertained informed & interested all the way to the end.
It has been a fantastic mini series with beautiful drone footage & old photographs.
Thank you! ❤😊

@MidlandBulletRiders 2 weeks ago

I find seeing the old photos of day to day life quiet eerie, knowing that all that was submerged. Almost ghosts of the past.

@Parianparlay 3 years ago

You’re an absolute natural at presenting, and your enthusiasm really comes across on camera. It’s so good to know that there are still young talented people out there who are interested and appreciate the history of these places. Your music is perfectly matched to the pathos of the film. It’s sooo sad that such lovely old places like this were wiped out all over our country. Xx

@darylcheshire1618 3 years ago (edited)

I note the fish pond in Derwent, when the water flooded the village, the fish would have said “yessss!”

@JohnnyD_RC 3 years ago

WoW ! I have so many questions, I have wanted to visit England since I was a kid, the US is only 3 - 4 hundred years and my town founded in 1889 and nothing is older. But I never had a opportunity to go. This is incredible and the Dam is Beautiful. Thank you for the series of the Ladybower Reservoir.

@ousetunes 3 years ago

Another great video. As I've previously said, I became fascinated in the lost villages during 1976's drought and my interest never diminishes.
Even so, through your narration and obvious interest, your videos bring the past to life.
Thank you.

@TheRogey1 3 years ago

Better than anything on telly!

@AlisonBryen 3 years ago

I get many mixed emotions watching these amazing videos.

I'm sad for all the people who lost their homes to make way for the reservoir.

I'm alarmed by how low the water has got this year, and by our changing climate.

Conversely, I'm fascinated by the amazing finds and history that have been uncovered by the drought.

Amazing series of videos! Can't help thinking, with all the rain we've being having of late, that all of this will be lost below the depths again soon.

@trainmanbob 3 years ago

One of the best documentary series I think I have ever seen. Thank you so much for all your efforts Ant. Cheers, Bob

@RecalcitrantBiznis 3 weeks ago

I've thoroughly enjoyed this series. Thank you for showing us our history. Derwent is one my most loved and favourite places on Earth. ❤

@guinnesslover2970 1 year ago

Dont know why but got a chill when i saw the bricked up arch ,might be worth a search to see if any one went missing around that time .

@anielaszygula 1 month ago

Throughly enjoyed watching this. From the historical content, to the old photographers, comparing old and new, to the landscape shots and the music.
Thank you for taking the time to research and compile this all neatly into a T.V. / Netflix worthy historical programme.

@mickymouse1232 1 year ago

I LOVE THE RIVER DERWENT ACROSS FROM THAT AS WELL WHERE THE DAM BUSTER FILMED , THERE WAS A DOG THAT DIED AT HIS MASTERS GRAVE , I FORGET ITS NAME .

@aubreyheartburn 3 years ago

Those old photos really bring a tear to my eye and a lump to my throat, it's so sad. What a fantastic series this has been, thank you so much for your time and effort. I love your narrating style - very natural and familiar, like going exploring with a friend. I'm sad it's the last one, I wish I could buy them on disc or whatever.

@markdavies1205 1 year ago

Hi Ant, I have the book 'Silent Valley,' which explains that the church spire was left as a memorial to the village, but within a couple of years, people were swimming out to the spire to touch it before swimming back to land. This, along with the weakening foundations, meant that the council made the decision to blow up the spire in December 1947.