There are several lost and abandoned villages in or on the outskirts of Greater Manchester that were once home to thriving communities for hundreds of years
On the outskirts of Greater Manchester, there are several lost and abandoned villages and hamlets that were once home to thriving communities for hundreds of years. Some of these forgotten settlements were deserted voluntarily, while others were forced out in the name of progress.
READ MORE: Inside the Manchester landmark left abandoned for 40 years - that nearly became a Britannia hotel The controversial construction of the Haweswater dam in the Lake District started in 1929 after Parliament passed an Act giving Manchester Corporation permission to build the reservoir to supply water for the urban conurbations of northwest England. At the time, there was a public outcry about the decision as the planned site of the reservoir was populated by the farming villages of Measand and Mardale Green.
But the building of the reservoir came at a great cost - the bustling villages of Ashopton and neighbouring Derwent. Both villages which nestled high in the Peak District were lost forever when they were demolished in 1943 and drowned to provide clean water across the East Midlands as part of the Derwent Valley scheme.
For over a year it poked out of the water, posing as a haunting reminder of what once was. But when that too was demolished and vanished beneath the sheet of blue, no memory was left of the lost villages. In 1961, the West Lancashire mining village of Skelmersdale was designated as an 'overspill' community for people from Liverpool. The project would spell the end of Stormy Corner, a rural hamlet on its outskirts which dated back to the 19th century, but is remembered by few today.
"It is easy to tell which houses are occupied in Stormy Corner. Lace curtains hanging at the window distinguish the houses from those which have suffered in the death throes of what may be Skelmersdale's oldest community. Greenbooth's population had been shrinking for decades before the decision to flood it was taken. A 'throwback to the 19th century', it had been built around the local mill, and never had any electricity.
The plans to submerge the valley it sat in were confirmed in 1955 and the village was finally empty not long after. When it was demolished there were 46 houses left in the village, 20 of which were derelict.
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