Lake Vyrnwy boathouse
The Sunday Challenge. Chirk Aqueduct and Viaduct
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Ice boot
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Bow Wave
The look of love
Conwy harbour fishing paraphernalia
Conwy creels and rust
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Phoenix arising.
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Llangollen Basin
Another hole in the wall?
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HWW
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HBM from Erddig
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The view from the bench
HBM from Powis Castle
Lake Vyrnwy
HBM from Chirk
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Cardiff Bay
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Book or bench
The Aqueduct and Viaduct from The Bridge Inn
Chirk station sign and station.
HBM from Chirk
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The top terrace.
Entrance to Powis Castle
Chirk tunnel towpath
Chirk viaduct
Red and Green
Travelling from England to Wales
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The Kashmir Goat
Vyrnwy bridge from the Montgomery Canal Aqueduct
Cyclamen hederifolium
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Chirk aqueduct and viaduct - again!
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Harmony in Nature
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Winding hole at entrance to Chirk tunnel
Just Hanging Around on Fence Friday
Snowdrops at Chirk
Chirk clock tower door
Aqueduct and Viaduct from England to Wales
The bound hands of 'Vanishing Dream'.
Lucchesi Bronze Nymph
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The splash zone. Happy Summer Solstice
Silene uniflora - Sea Campion
South Stack Lighthouse.
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Cairn
False hopes.
Birdsfoot Trefoil. Lotus corniculatus
Cemlyn Bay
Amlwch Harbour. Good One. Beaumaris
High and Dry in Red Wharf Bay
First view of the lighthouse
Elin's tower
Pillow Lava
Between Llanddwyn Bay and Malltraeth Bay
Newborough Beach, Anglesey
Beaumaris Pier
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Traeth Lligwy
Plas Newydd House
Plas Newydd House
Plas Newydd House interior
Lake Vyrnwy
Lake Vynwy Dam
The Stable Pond
Selfie at Cardiff Flower Show.
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Lake Vyrnwy canoes
Lake Vyrnwy reservoir was built in the 1880s to supply Liverpool with fresh water. The new lake meant that the farms and houses of the people of the valley would be lost underwater. In order to create the large lake the valley of the River Vyrnwy had to be closed off by the huge stone dam and the whole valley behind the dam which contained the old village of Llanwddyn was flooded.
Work on the dam building project began in 1881, and for the next eight years the dam wall at the bottom of the valley was steadily getting higher while the people living in the village went about their everyday lives. The buildings of the old village were knocked down after the people moved out, and even the remains of the dead were removed from the churchyard and reburied next to the new church.
The dam itself is pretty impressive, 26m high from the bed of the lake to the sill for the overflow, but almost twice that if measured from the buried foundations to the top of the final structure. The dam is 357m long and the base is 36.5m thick.
The level of water in the reservoir was very low yesterday, but not low enough to see the remains of the village. It's going to rain heavily tomorrow, so the level might reach the lip of the dam.
Work on the dam building project began in 1881, and for the next eight years the dam wall at the bottom of the valley was steadily getting higher while the people living in the village went about their everyday lives. The buildings of the old village were knocked down after the people moved out, and even the remains of the dead were removed from the churchyard and reburied next to the new church.
The dam itself is pretty impressive, 26m high from the bed of the lake to the sill for the overflow, but almost twice that if measured from the buried foundations to the top of the final structure. The dam is 357m long and the base is 36.5m thick.
The level of water in the reservoir was very low yesterday, but not low enough to see the remains of the village. It's going to rain heavily tomorrow, so the level might reach the lip of the dam.
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Best wishes and stay safe.
Steve
You captured the lotus-like arrangement of the colorful canoes very beautifully, Amelia, with the shadows helping to complete the "flowery" impression.
TOZ
Best Wishes. Herb
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