By 1912, Howden was finished, and the Upper Derwent Reservoir below it, four years later. The hundreds of workers and their families packed up and left. Tin Town was dismantled, metal sheet by ...

Remnants of '˜Tin Town'Â can still be seen when walking to the west of Derwent Reservoir. Severn Trent Water has said the reservoir's levels are '˜lower than normal'Â following the dry ...

The flooded villages of Derwent and Ashopton ... temporary town being created and built. The town was called Birchinlee, nicknamed “Tin Town” as the buildings were made of metal, making ...

On July 18, 1967, Derwent Reservoir in County Durham was officially opened. Today, its water serves thousands of customers in Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside. 11. There are seven miles of ...

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The body — believed to be that of 32-year-old Mr Ratcliffe — was found on Monday afternoon at Derwent Reservoir. Durham Constabulary say that his family have been informed but that the body is ...

Over 1,000 people were involved in building the reservoirs and were housed in the temporary ‘Tin Town’ at Birchinlee. There are the flooded villages of Derwent and Ashopton – when water ...