2019

TQ2176 : Barnes Pond

taken 4 years ago, near to Barnes, Richmond Upon Thames, England

This is 1 of 8 images, with title Barnes Pond in this square
Barnes Pond
Barnes Pond
The freehold of Barnes Pond and Barnes Common is held by the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral after the Manor of Barnes was granted to them by the Saxon King Athelstan who reigned from 924 to 938 AD. Since the Metropolitan Act of 1866 Barnes Green has been the responsibility of the local authority.

Cattle were grazing on Barnes green well into the 19th century and carts were taken into the pond in the summer so that the water could swell the wooden wheels making them a tight fit in their metal rims.

Originally the Great Pond, known today as Barnes Pond, was one of four ponds on the Green, possibly used to water cattle. In 1388, the designated Rector of the nearby St Mary's Church was given the right to keep and catch fish in the Great Pond as well as a smaller pond.

For many years Barnes Pond was linked by pipe to the Beverley Brook but since the 1970's it has relied on groundwater, rainwater and mains supplies. In 2001 there was a leak and all the water drained away. During reconstruction it was discovered that the water had disappeared down a long-forgotten pipe beneath the pond which was installed in 1893 and used to flush the sewers with pond water. The pond was reshaped, relined and refilled in 2003.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Barnes Pond [19] · Barnes Green [18] · Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral [4] Title Clusters: · Barnes Pond [8] ·
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TQ2176, 398 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 21 October, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2186 7636 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.3854N 0:14.8098W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2184 7637
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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