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The Name Thruscross derives from the name of the Norse God Thor, prior to the reservoir being completed in 1966 almost the whole of the village of West End was demolished, I remember a hiking trip to the deserted village in the early sixties when all the buildings where stood empty with every window and door frame removed prior to demolition.

©Mick Melvin

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©Ian S

Dist:0.4km<br/>This tower can be seen by the road to Greenhow, at Stonehouse Crossroads

©Chris Heaton

Dist:0.4km<br/>There used to exist Holy Trinity Church in the (former) mill village of West End. In 1960 Thruscross Dam was created to meet water needs for Leeds. The village of West End [[SE13045834]] was demolished including the Holy Trinity. Gravestones were removed and bodies exhumed.
A 'new' 1960's West End Church was built, complete with graveyard [[[977636]]].
The 1960 West End Church became obsolete in the 1980's and became West End Outdoor Centre http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/688864 and so the process was repeated with the wooden cross and graves removed from what is now the Outdoor Centre car park to this location NE.

©Rick Carn

Dist:0.6km<br/>Leads from the road by Thruscross Reservoir onto a tract of moorland.

©Chris Heaton

Dist:0.6km<br/>At Stone House Crossroads

©Ian S

Dist:0.8km<br/>Taken from Hanging Moor just off the construction road used for building the dam circa 1961-66.
Photo taken 1140Hrs 11.11.11 Sony a200 DigSlr

©Rick Carn

Dist:0.8km<br/>Picture taken 11.11.11 from the concrete base of the 1960's construction site, above the east side of the Dam.
Work began in 1961 and the concrete outflow channel was built first, followed by the deep channel into the rock and then the Dam Wall.

©Rick Carn

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©Ian S

Dist:0.9km<br/>Looking north from the circular permissive path, towards the arm of the reservoir formed by the River Washburn.

©Chris Heaton

Dist:0.9km<br/>The middle reaches of the reservoir looking north west.

©Gordon Hatton

Dist:0.9km<br/>This land and waterscape is not yet 50 years old. The reservoir was created in the 1960's and the banks were planted with conifers soon after.

©Gordon Hatton

Dist:0.9km<br/>Follow the signposted walk from the car park, entering woodland before coming to the edge of the reservoir.

©Andrew Whale

Dist:1.0km<br/>The reservoir was constructed in the 1960's and involved the evacuation of the hamlet of Thruscross and the flooding of its church, the remains of which can be seen very occasionally after long periods of drought.

©Gordon Hatton

Dist:1.0km<br/>Situated at Stone House Crossroads at SE160587. In the distance the radio mast on Greenhow Hill Top can be clearly seen

©Malcolm Street

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