Monday, May 15, 2006

The Last Days of Dolwyn

The location of the scenes from "The Last Days of Dolwyn"

is the Lake Vyrnwy Dam in Powys, constructed in 1881-8 and resulting in the drowning of the village of Llanwddyn. See:

history.powys.org.uk/school1/llanfyllin/flooded.shtml

Co-ordinates N 52:45:43 W 3:27:24 (Ordnance Survey grid reference SJ018192)

Some views of the dam today:
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http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/nrhenllys/lakevyrnwydam.JPG
http://www.99shadesofgrey.com/postcards/CRW_7608.jpg

http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/58F36C29-EF3F-41AC-9C83-BAD97147055F/0/vyrnwydamsweb.jpg

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/21111

http://www.larry-arnold.info/photography/Scenery/vyrnwydam.jpg

http://www.lowefoto.com/konica/wales10.jpg

http://www.spoon007.freeserve.co.uk/w/vyrnwy2.jpg

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Best regards,

Kevin Flynn