3-578: Watergrove Reservoir is a reservoir close to Wardle in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale , within Greater Manchester , England. Rochdale Corporation chose Watergrove as a suitable site to build a large reservoir largely to a prolonged drought in the 1930s, resulting in water regularly being bought from Oldham . The ruins of the old village of Watergrove submerged under the large expanse of water in 1938, and dotted around
6-409: A 13-year-old boy, Joseph Thomas, was found dead in the reservoir after he had gone swimming with friends. A free, weekly, 5 km parkrun takes place every Saturday morning. The event is hosted by local volunteers and was first held on Saturday 7 June 2014. This Greater Manchester location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of reservoirs and dams in
9-529: The landscape above the reservoir there are several ruins originally belonging to the village. The book Watergrove: A History of the Valley and its Drowned Village by Allen Holt gives a personal view of the transition as the author grew up in Wardle, a mile to the south of Watergrove. Several photographs in the book show people walking along roads that have resurfaced during times of extreme drought. In July 2008,
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