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Haweswater Dam
The dam wall, Haweswater Reservoir in the Lake District, Cumbria.
In 1919, the people of Mardale Green learnt that Manchester Water Corporation had just secured the long awaited Haweswater Act, a compulsory purchase agreement of the day, which granted them permission to build a dam and drown the hamlet.
Created: September 17, 2017
Author: Joan Martin
© Joan Martin (PHOTO NORTH). All Rights Reserved.
Photograph size: 19.4 Mpixels (55.6 MB uncompressed) - 3600x5400 pixels (12x18 in / 30.5x45.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photograph keywords: dam, Haweswater, industry, Manchester Water Corporation, Mardale, Mardale Green, Reservoir
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