DESCRIPTION:
Following the end of World War II, many projects that had been put on hold were resumed. Trewidden Vean and Nanquitho, areas between Penzance and Land’s End in Cornwall, were flooded to create Drift Reservoir. The 65-acre reservoir provides drinking water for West Penwith, and, over the years, has become increasingly popular with bird watchers. In 2018, record temperatures and a heat wave caused the water level to drop by almost three metres. The remnants of the Lost Valley were partially uncovered, but three years later, something much more sinister was brought to the surface of Drift Reservoir….
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, audio editing assistance, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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REFERENCES:
LAW PAGES
https://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/Nigel-Christopher-Honey-32583-1.law
NEWSBANK
Falmouth Packet (England), February 19, 2021
CornwallLive (England), February 20, 2021
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), February 20, 2021
Falmouth Packet (England), February 20, 2021
Independent, The/The Independent on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England), February 20, 2021
MailOnline (London, England), February 20, 2021
People, The (London, England), February 21, 2021
Sunday Telegraph, The (London, England), February 21, 2021
CornwallLive (England), February 22, 2021
Western Morning News (Plymouth, England), February 22, 2021
CornwallLive (England), February 23, 2021
Western Morning News (Plymouth, England), February 23, 2021
Cornishman, The (Penzance, England), February 25, 2021
CornwallLive (England), March 23, 2021
Cornishman, The (Penzance, England), March 25, 2021
CornwallLive (England), June 23, 2021
Falmouth Packet (England), June 23, 2021
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MailOnline (London, England), June 24, 2021
Times, The (London, England), June 24, 2021
Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), June 25, 2021
Western Morning News (Plymouth, England), June 26, 2021
CornwallLive (England), June 29, 2021
Cornishman, The (Penzance, England), July 1, 2021
CornwallLive (England), July 1, 2021
Leamington Spa Courier (England), December 31, 2020
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CornwallLive (England), February 22, 2021
ONLINE ARTICLES
https://web.archive.org/web/20210220155509/https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?id=c4ff87aa-b11d-4d9b-b956-157b8baa6d30
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https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/murder-probe-cornwall-after-body-5025868
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https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-08-16/the-lost-valley-uncovered-by-the-drought-in-cornwall
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https://trewidden.co.uk/trewidden-gardens/