Title

'Highgate Ponds', c1876

Caption

'Highgate Ponds', c1876. Freshwater ponds on Hampstead Heath, fed by headwater springs of the River Fleet, originally dug in 17th and 18th centuries as reservoirs. From "Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]

Date

1876

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F23_067

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,3Mb (3,4Mb) / 17,7in x 13,0in / 5310 x 3906 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors city river water building buildings London England female women woman people male man men house houses swimming pond country fence swimming pool fishing housing guy British geography English village rustic reservoir location Victorian century distant Britain lady freshwater concept United Kingdom B&W highgate MONOCHROME hampstead heath water supply heath publication Day 19th century black & white black and white background people B W nineteenth century rural history historic The Print Collector geographical feature River Fleet rural life TGN outside engraving landscape Old and New London Unknown Edward Walford Co Edward Walford Highgate Ponds Regionalism Cassell Petter Petter & Galpin North London engraving landscape