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  • Looking towards Howden or Derwent Dam.Looking towards Howden or Derwent Dam.
  • Derwent Reservoir on a warm summers dayDerwent Reservoir on a warm summers day
  • 'Plug hole', Ladybower Reservoir, near Bamford, Peak District.'Plug hole', Ladybower Reservoir, near Bamford, Peak District.
  • Lovely Ladybower ReservoirLovely Ladybower Reservoir

History of Ladybower Reservoir

By Roderick Marsden

On the estates of the Duke of Norfolk in Derwent there resided the Bower family during the late 18th century until late 19th century, it is believed that they were Farmers or Agricultural Contractors. It is believed that the name Ladybower came from this family's origins.