Haweswater Dam Under Construction (1937)

Full title reads: "HAWESWATER".



Haweswater, Lake District.



Several shots of the great Lake District landscape - woods, valley , mountains in background, village in the valley. Several shots of a drawing of the same terrain showing a massive dam behind the village. Drawing becomes a diagram showing the village disappearing under water and valley becoming a lake. Various shots of the dam under construction - massive stone walls, men working on them , pouring concrete, drilling etc.
FILM ID:937.18

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