Village Ponds Page 1
The last remaining Village pond
(Bradmore Green Pond)
This sign was erected in October 2008 to warn motorists that the pond is a site where
Toads breed
During the spring they can be seen hopping across Marlpit Lane on their way
to the pond
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Bradmore Green Dew Pond was dug in 1836 by Matilda Crowe, in memory of her husband,
Philip Crow
It is now home to a variety of wildlife including frogs, toads, stickleback fish, ducks, and birds
It is 4 feet 6 inches in depth (1.5 metres)
Old Coulsdon, being on top of a hill, has no springs, or streams, so wells and Dew Ponds had to be dug to supply water before the introduction of a piped supply
Bradmore Green Pond is the only one remaining, but the village had many more in the past
There was one behind Pound Cottage, where the animals were watered on their way
to market, and another one where Tudor Parade now stands
Forge pond, also known as Lacey pond, was used by the village blacksmith
It was situated opposite the shops (built during the 1930s) that are next to the Shell
petrol station (On the site of an earlier privately owned garage. This had a forecourt, and workshop built in the same half timbered style as the shops, and houses))
The pond location can still be seen by a slight indentation in the ground
The Blacksmith's forge was on the site of the petrol station
The large, long,mound, just past the site of the pond, is the remains of a WW2 air raid shelter
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