Alresford Pond - 1 by Sunflowers159
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I went to Alresford yesterday (a village about 8 miles or so from where I live). It has a lovely pond, which is part of a wildlife reserve. I took several photos throughout the afternoon and here are three of them at different times and from different angles.
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durleybeachbum
Such a lovely set ! I used to have a craft shop customer in Alresford but never knew about this. Maybe the reserve wasn't there all those years ago when I used to visit.
Sunflowers159
The pond's been there since at least before WW2, but it's hidden away slightly out of the town. You have to walk down the main road and then round the corner. It's behind The Globe pub, which is just round the corner from the old fire station. There's a memorial in the pub (and also in the local park) to the pilot who crashed his plane almost in the pond to save the town from being destroyed by the unexploded bombs in his plane. This is from the Alresford Town website: "On the 26 September 1943 the B17 Flying Fortress "Lady Luck", carrying a full bomb load, got into difficulties over Alresford. Captain Cogswell ordered his nine crewmen to bail out remaining on board the aircraft himself in an attempt to steer the bomber away from the town. The plane crashed just east of Old Alresford Pond Captain Cogswell having jumped to safety, although injured in the bail-out, shortly before it crashed.".
X-PaX
Beautiful capture. Well done.