But for Liverpool in the 1950s, a different and highly controversial solution was chosen: flooding the Welsh village of Capel Celyn to create a reservoir. This decision ignited outrage ...
In 1965, despite huge protests, the Welsh speaking village of Capel Celyn near Bala was drowned under the newly formed Tryweryn reservoir in order to provide a new water supply for Liverpool.
A film of a drowned village. The model was built in a TV studio to remind viewers of the drowning of Capel Celyn village in the Bala area in 1965. This village and the surrounding valley was ...
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