2013

TQ1866 : Hay meadow in Fishponds Park

taken 11 years ago, near to Surbiton, Kingston Upon Thames, England

Hay meadow in Fishponds Park
Hay meadow in Fishponds Park
Fishponds Park contains three ponds, a stream and an area of grassland now managed as a hay meadow. On a map of 1762 this site is shown as a brick kiln and was part of Kingston Common, which stretched between Hook, Tolworth and Surbiton. By 1839 most of the land had been taken over as allotments, although a brickworks is still shown on the 1867 Ordnance Survey Map. Fishponds itself is a plain Georgian house built in 1742.
This is the hay meadow looking towards the houses in King Charles Road. The purple flower in the foreground is knapweed.

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Geographical Context: Grassland Housing, Dwellings Park and Public Gardens Suburb, Urban fringe Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms other tags: Hay Meadow Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Fishponds Park [10] · Looking [5] · King Charles Road [4] Title Clusters: · Hay meadow in Fishponds Park [2] ·
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TQ1866, 99 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 10 July, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 10 July, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 1894 6675 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:23.2404N 0:17.5245W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 1889 6674
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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