Clapton Pond (also known as Lower Clapton Gardens)⁸²⁷⁶

Brief Description

Clapton Pond today consists of two small enclosures divided by Newick Road, the south side laid out with a bridged pond purportedly dug in the 17th century. The gardens were re-landscaped in 1977-79 retaining the bridge and most of the trees including a number of semi-mature Willows, particularly being replanted with shrubs.

History

The pond, once the heart of the village of Clapton, was used as a reservoir for water supplied to the village in the early-18th century and then between 1760-1833, the water brought via pipes from the River Lee. In 1898 Hackney District Board acquired Clapton Pond for public gardens.

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