The waters around Pen y garreg dam in the Elan Valley, Powys
The Elan Valley is a beautiful part of mid Wales. The valley was flooded by Dams to supply water to east midlands. Part of Pen y Garreg dam is visible in this photograph. In 1892, the British government passed the Birmingham Corporation Water Act allowing the council to effect compulsory purchase of the total water catchment area of the Elan and Claerwen valleys (approximately 180 square kilometres (69 sq mi). The Act also gave Birmingham the powers to move more than 100 people living in the Elan Valley. All the buildings were demolished; these included three manor houses (two of which had links with the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1812),[7] 18 farms, a school and a church (which was replaced with Nantgwyllt Church). Only landowners were given compensation. (source wikipaedia)
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Philip Jones / Alamy / Afripics
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