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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.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
60.374
Historical Associations
Association Type:
Place: Capel Celyn
Acquisition
Donation, 1960
Measurements
Length
(mm): 1599
Width
(mm): 280
Depth
(mm): 25
Material
Iron
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