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.
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The tiny lost UK village that's completely underwaterThe destruction of Capel Celyn is now seen as one of the greatest injustices in Welsh history, and it remains a stark reminder of the tension between local identity and central government power.
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 ...
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.
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