All buildings in the village had been demolished by autumn 1943, and the impounded waters of the reservoir began to rise by the end of 1944.

In order to comply with this, the bridge was transported from the original location near Derwent Hall and reconstructed at the head of Howden Reservoir at Slippery Stones.

[1][2][3] The bridge is a scheduled monument, and it is one of the very few structures from Derwent village to have completely survived the reservoir's construction and still be visible.

The stained glass from the east window of the church, designed by Charles Eamer Kempe, was saved and installed into the east window of St Michael and All Angels' Church, Hathersage.

[10] In 2018, the appearance of the village due to low water levels caused unprecedented crowds to visit the rarely visible site.

However, the site of the temporary village at Birchinlee, built to house the construction workers for the higher Derwent and Howden Reservoirs, is marked by a plaque.