Mardale Head, Haweswater

Haweswater from Mardale Head, Bampton near Shap in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The remains of two broken stone walls that once bordered Mardale Old Road disappear beneath the waters of Haweswater. 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. It is said that not a penny was paid in compensation to the folks who lost their homes and livelihoods.