fyy123 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I've got a few pics of it being built, Will scan them later and post them. My cousin has wrote books on the building of it, think I've got one of them laying about somewhere if I can find it I'll scan some of the pics when I get back. ..or you could try a search on google Vic Hallam Silent Valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyy123 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Added a few pics of the building of the Howden dam to my page here: http://www.freewebs.com/peak-district/thederwentdams.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathS Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Added a few pics of the building of the Howden dam to my page here: http://www.freewebs.com/peak-district/thederwentdams.htm Wow they're fabulous. Thanks for sharing! xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat631 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Using old photos from the internet, I've tried to put together a few 'Then and Now' pictures of Bolehill Quarry near Grindleford. All the stone for the Howden, Derwent and later the Ladybower dams came from here, transported by rail to the sites. The first photo was previously posted by Labyrinth. The weight of the laden wagons pulled the empties back up to the quarry, the loco shunted the full wagons to the main line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The same view recentely from the Sheffield to Manchester railway line, just north of Grindleford tunnel. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The same view from roughly where the wagon is on the left hand track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat631 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 This photo is at the top of the hill or inclined plane, seen in the first picture. The two wagons were connected by a cable that passed around the brake drum. The drum sat on some large stone blocks that are still there. To the left is the railway cutting that leads to the main quarry area. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The same view in 2006. Behind the stone blocks can be seen the bank under which the two locomotives were stood. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking from where the brake drum stood to the brow of the hill in the first picture. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The stone blocks that supported the drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ousetunes Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Truly fascinating photos cat631 which really capture my imagination. The hill certainly looks steeper in the black and white photos. The engineering required to build these huge dam walls never fails to astound me especially when one considers how long ago they were built. Is there a map of the railway line which took the stone to the site of the dam walls? Is, for example, the main road off the A57 which takes you up to Howden and Derwent the original railway line or was that lower down and now hidden beneath the depths of Ladybower Reservoir? Can one walk along what was the original railway line? Again, thanks for these great photographs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srtaylo0 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 A few photos here of Derwent Village and the valley. http://www.peakdistrictcottages.net/dpdopder.html it looked a very beautiful place to live - and quite sad that it no longer exists - but thats progress I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yog Sothoth Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 It was a popular pursuit back in the day: evicting hundreds of families from their homes and flooding their villages. Nobody questioned the authorities back then, but I'd like to see them try it now! Mind you, all the villages are full of well-heeled folks now, who have friends and influence people, so the idea would never be mooted. Thruscross reservoir, up near Otley, North of Leeds, also has a village underneath it (Thruscross). The road which ran through the village descends into the water at one side of the lake, and emerges on the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SputnikBoy Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 It was a popular pursuit back in the day: evicting hundreds of families from their homes and flooding their villages. Nobody questioned the authorities back then, but I'd like to see them try it now! Mind you, all the villages are full of well-heeled folks now, who have friends and influence people, so the idea would never be mooted. Thruscross reservoir, up near Otley, North of Leeds, also has a village underneath it (Thruscross). The road which ran through the village descends into the water at one side of the lake, and emerges on the other side. Interesting. Any photographs available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonj Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Interesting. Any photographs available? There's some photos here taken during the 90's drought. Googling it finds some other interesting sites as well. http://uk.geocities.com/lyapunovia/ThruscrossDrought.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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