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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Road sign removed from Capel Celyn, Merioneth, before the construction of the Liverpool Corporation reservoir. Enamelled iron in black capital letters on white background, standard pattern.
Capel Celyn, a Welsh-speaking community in the Tryweryn valley, was drowned to provide a new water supply for Liverpool. There were protests throughout Wales. Most Welsh MPs opposed the bill to build the reservoir, yet it was passed by the Conservative government of the day. The villagers were forced to move, abandoning their homes, chapel, school and farmland. Liverpool City Council apologised in 2005.
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