2015
SP6811 : Unusual Pond, Chilton House
taken 9 years ago, near to Chilton, Buckinghamshire, England
Unusual Pond, Chilton House
Just the place for an ornamental pond, in front of the house overlooking a valley.
But the twin slipways suggest there was some other purpose in designing it this way.
Pure guesswork here, but might it have been for washing animals? You could ride your horse round this to get the mud off his feet after a day in the fields.
Or perhaps His Lordship liked to come out of his house and go for a paddle.
But the twin slipways suggest there was some other purpose in designing it this way.
Pure guesswork here, but might it have been for washing animals? You could ride your horse round this to get the mud off his feet after a day in the fields.
Or perhaps His Lordship liked to come out of his house and go for a paddle.
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- Grid Square
- SP6811, 46 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Des Blenkinsopp (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 10 March, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 17 November, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SP 6878 1169 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:47.9781N 1:0.2389W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SP 6878 1167
- View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
