5116 x 3425 px | 43,3 x 29 cm | 17,1 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
2007
Lieu:
Britain Ceredigion Dyfed EU Europe UK United Kingdom Wales
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This graffiti covers the end wall of a ruined cottage next to the A487 in Ceredigion between Llanrhystud and Blaenplwyf. It refers to the drowning of Tryweryn and Capel Celyn and translates as "Remember Tryweryn". In the mid-1950s, Liverpool's growing population needed to increase its water supply. The city's Corporation applied to flood Tryweryn valley in Meirionethshire, which would leave the village of Capel Celyn underwater. Though local people protested vehemently, petitions were gathered from all over Wales and Welsh MPs overwhelmingly opposed the measure, the Bill was pushed through. The villagers of Capel Celyn were evacuated from their homes and work began on the building of a dam. In the direct action which followed, pipelines and tranformers for the construction were sabotaged, and Tryweryn became a symbol of Welsh conscience. In 2005, the city of Liverpool officially apologised for flooding Tryweryn valley in 1965.
