What is recorded here
It went through several design changes between 1752 and 1756, as the park boundary was moved & buildings removed. Viewed from the Pleasure Garden, the Upper and Lower ponds are designed to simulate a river flowing through the landscape.
Upper Pond was part of an 18th-century landscape design that evolved between 1752 and 1756, reflecting changing aesthetic and functional priorities in the park's layout. It was designed to create a scenic illusion of a natural river when viewed from the Pleasure Garden, illustrating the influence of landscape gardening trends of the period.
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Photo: Oscar Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0