One UK village saw its entire population forced to move in the 1930s after it was wiped out by flooding, but now its remains are reappearing like the lost city of Atlantis.
Most of Mardale Green in the Lake District was washed away on September 15, 1935, but when the weather is warm and water levels drop visitors can catch a glimpse of the village’s watery grave.
The village and its neighbour Measand were drowned in order to make the largest reservoir in the UK, now known as the Haweswater Reservoir.
Its purpose was to supply Manchester with water for 100 years.
The plans saw hundreds of people forced to leave their homes, while 97 bodies were dug up and reburied in a nearby graveyard in Shap.
The village’s Dun Bull Inn, which was supposedly famous for its hot buttered rum, was demolished along with its houses and farms.
The pub was a great loss to the wider community as it was used by many farmers and hunters from surrounding areas who hosted fairs, feasts, dances and sales there.
Mardale Church had seating for 50 people held its last service in August 1935, at the service the Bishop of Carlisle addressed a full church, with hundreds waiting outside.
Parts of the church can still be seen today when the ruins are revealed.
Alfred Wainwright, a renowned British fell walker and author protested passionately against the fall of Mardale Green having visited it in 1930.
He described the demolition and flooding as “the rape of Mardale”.
On some occasions, visitors can even walk through its ghostly remains but the last time this happened was in July 2022.
