Kister Road hadn't been the same since the river started flowing through it.
It used to run right by house 11 at the end of the street under the bridge connecting to the woods.
When the old dam was built the river dried up, exposing the ruins of an old village.
Just underneath the bridge they found the remnants of an old well with human remains deep inside.
Seems it had been a popular place to throw infants, judging by the size and shape of the bones.
They were exhumed to a nearby church but the damage had already been done.
Since then the dam lost the funding that kept it maintained, the river had begun its return.
The well was slowly filling up with water - residents claimed they saw children's faces inside.
They looked so happy down there, reaching out with pudgy hands to come with them.
Kister Road is almost empty now despite the massive drop in house prices there.
The river is flowing stronger than ever, the ruined village all but forgotten again.
A little signpost just before the bridge has a photo of the well on it captioned:
"Once full, always full"
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