The pond at Husseys Lane title
The pond in 1912
We have many old photographs of the pond at the end of Husseys Lane. The map below shows the area in 1870, the pond is coloured blue.
1870 map
The pond was not always there - in the 1930s it had virtually disappeared and was classifed as arable land. The photograph below shows why.
The pond at Husseys Lane as a field
In the last fifteen years it has been cleaned out and is now a haven for wildlife, although not so visible from the road as in 1912.
Lower Froyle pond 2004