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The dew-pond to the south east of Chanctonbury at an undetermined age. |
THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE — These Chronicles are created by Valerie Martin and contain scenes from her home village of Findon, West Sussex, U.K.
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The dew-pond to the south east of Chanctonbury at an undetermined age. |
DEW-POND TO THE SOUTH EAST OF CHANCTONBURY RING
Copyright Valerie Martin 2011
Dew-ponds became redundant as agricultural features when livestock were supplied with water via troughs linked to main water supplies.
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The dew-pond to the south-east of Chanctonbury Ring by Alfred Robert Quinton (1853-1934). |
Did you know that back in 1937, the dew-pond to the south east of Chanctonbury Ring was depicted on a fag card...
W.A. & A.C. Churchman issued this cigarette card and it came under "Holidays in Britain".
 Chanctonbury Ring and dew-pond to the south east c.1930 |
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Chanctonbury Ring and the dew-pond to the south east pre 1938. |
The construction of dew-ponds stopped in Findon towards the end of the 19th century.
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The same scene c.1939 |
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Dew-pond to the south east of Chanctonbury before the Second World War c.1930. |
The maximum life of a dew-pond is believed to be about a hundred years and in the absence of maintenance they are now rapidly vanishing from the Findon landscape under matted undergrowth.
In November 2010, Barry Pulford emailed to say....
"Dear Valerie.....Further to your lovely pictures of the dew-pond to the South East of Chanctonbury Ring, I took one showing water in it and sheep in attendance on 10 November 2010, together with its ugly replacement......
Also one from our family album dated 1931. How things change.... Barry.
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Dew-pond south east of Chanctonbury, October 1996 showing the remaining devastated trees. |
click to enlarge aerial views.
The site of the dew-pond to the south-east of Chanctonbury Ring in 2010
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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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Do let me know of anything you hear about Findon - not too controversial. Please note that opinions expressed in the Findon Chronicles are not necessarily reflective of my own thoughts.... but sometimes they are!
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