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West Harptree

A black and white photo of four men working on some brick work by the edge of the water. They have flat-caps on and are dressed smartly in wellies and dark clothing. You can see the wall of the edge of Chew Valley gradually being built with the water tower in the background.

The lake which flooded an entire valley of villages and farmland

Homes and farmland were flooded to create Chew Valley Lake in the 1950s.

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