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        Nov. 2nd 1925. The Dolgarrog Disaster

        Utter devastation in Dolgarrog following the collapse of part of the Llyn Eigiau dam and subsequent burst of Coety Reservoir.

        Non-Fiction 1925 9 mins Silent

        From the collection of:

        Logo for National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales

        Overview

        Tonnes of water and debris descended on Dolgarrog, Conwy, 2/11/25, when the Coety Reservoir burst following the collapse of part of the Llyn Eigiau dam. 16 people were killed. Such was the interest in the disaster that police had to erect a roadblock to keep back crowds obstructing relief operations. This footage of the aftermath was shot by a Colwyn Bay cinema operator, Frank H Kenyon, who also worked as a ‘stringer’, supplying footage of local events to a newsreel company.