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Kettlewell) close to the site of what was once the village school (now a private house). There are no other public facilities apart from a
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the last house on the right hand side is below road level. This was the original pub in the village and its position shows how much the road was raised when the ford across the Cam Gill Beck was converted to a bridge. For many years there was a vast pile of rubble (now removed back to the remaining
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The major disaster that struck the village occurred in June 1686 when a tremendous rainstorm caused a flash flood, resulted in much of the village being swept away. This occurred only shortly after the rebuilding of the village had started - the earliest dated building being from 1621. Those not
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On the opposite side of the road, just before the bridge, is what appears to be a small gatehouse beside the entrance gateway to a
Victorian dwelling. The roof to this was broken by a loose tank gun, which swung out of control, on a convoy moving through the Dale prior to
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The imposing house with a pointed arch window, looking down the road (next to the pub), was built for the manager of the Smelt Mill. In addition, the barn with an external staircase (restored in 2009), on the bend in the road opposite the
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walls) standing to the north of the former pub. This was once a large barn that, to quote one of the oldest residents (when in his 90s),
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