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A frosty dew-pond at Muntham Drive in November 1974. This was constructed in 1940 with a concrete base. Original photograph by John Pelling. |
THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE — www.findonvillage.com created by Valerie Martin, contains scenes from her home village of Findon, West Sussex, U.K.
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A frosty dew-pond at Muntham Drive in November 1974. This was constructed in 1940 with a concrete base. Original photograph by John Pelling. |
THE MUNTHAM DEW-POND
Copyright Valerie Martin 2004
Years ago there were many dew-ponds dotted over the Findon hills and one of these was at Muntham.
Gone are the days in Findon when heavy horses pulled their wide-wheeled carts around the base of a pond under construction, to puddle it. That was an era when the clay was carted from the Ashurst area and flints were supplied by Short's Farm in Findon.
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The Muntham drive dew-pond in March 1976. Original photograph by John Pelling |
After many years the clay puddling became cracked or penetrated and the water in a dew-pond soaked away into the surrounding chalk in a matter of hours.
Continue if you would like to read about the Dew-ponds at the Pest House and Findon Park Farm.
This is Findon Village — www.findonvillage.com is a continually growing record created by Valerie Martin exclusively for documenting life in Findon.
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E-mail: valeriemartin@findonvillage.com |
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