Lake Vyrnwy

A beautiful day out to chill and get a bit of a hike in before working all weekend. Didn't want to go too far, so headed to Lake Vyrnwy. There is a bit about it from Wikipedia below.
The picture is taken of the Gothic Revival straining tower taken through one of the archways of the dam itself, and I must admit to being a bit chuffed with the shot. Hope you like it!


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From Wikipedia:
Lake Vyrnwy is in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. 
Its stone-built dam, built in the 1880s, was the first of its kind in the world. The nature reserve and the area around it are jointly managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), and Severn Trent Water. It was built for the purpose of supplyingLiverpool and the districts later designated as Merseyside with fresh water. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy valley and submerged the small village of Llanwddyn. The reserve is designated as a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area, and a Special Area of Conservation
Approximately 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) from the dam is the reservoir's straining tower. Standing only 30 metres (98 ft) from the shore, its purpose is to filter or strain out material in the water with a fine metal mesh, before the water flows along the aqueduct to Liverpool. Its architecture represents Gothic revival, built at the same time as the dam. The tower as a whole is 63 metres (207 ft) tall, 15 metres (49 ft) of which is underwater. The other 48 metres (157 ft) is above water, and is topped with a pointed copper-clad roof, which makes it look light green.