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The Lake Pond
The embankment of The Reservoir rising behind the site of the Lake Pond. The first depiction of the ‘Lake Pond’ is Rocque’s 1735 Map, suggesting that it was established alongside the other ornamental...
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Shoulder of Mutton Pond
The Shoulder of Mutton Pond. The Shoulder of Mutton Pond is first clearly depicted on Rocque’s 1745 map, which had been surveyed the previous year. This map accurately shows the core areas of the...
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The Heronry Pond
The Heronry Pond, looking east. The Heronry Pond was constructed, alongside the other ornamental lakes around the southern and eastern sides of Wanstead Park, between the 1720s and 1740s. Cradock’s...
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The islands of the Heronry Pond
The islands of the Heronry Pond have a complex history, and it may be easier to consider them separately. The earliest island depicted within the Heronry Pond is on Rocque's 1735 Plan - a small...
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The Perch Pond
The Perch Pond. The Perch Pond was constructed, alongside the other ornamental lakes around the southern and eastern sides of Wanstead Park, between the 1720s and 1740s. It was first depicted on...
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The Square Pond
The area now known as The Dell. formerly the Square Pond. The Square Pond is first depicted on Cradock's Map of 1725 as a rectangular water body with a path or causeway between it and the Ornamental...
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The Straight Canal
The Straight Canal. A long rectangular, round-ended, stretch of water first depicted on Jan Kip’s engraving of Wanstead Park in the early 1700s. Its origins are unclear: it may be one of the ponds...
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The Ornamental Water
View across the Ornamental Water toward the Grotto. The 'Ornamental Water' runs for about 1km from roughly north-west to south-east. It consists of an inter-connecting system of channels in the eastern...
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Exhibition: The Temple Over Time
Epping Forest's Steve Denford has curated an exhibition which is on display at The Temple until 27 September. The Temple over Time explores the building's different uses since it was built around 1760...
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The visit of Count Ferenc Széchényi to Wanstead Park
Portrait of Ferenc Széchényi by Johann Ender: Hungarian National Museum Count Ferenc Széchényi of Sárvár-Felsővidék (1754 –1820) is a well-known figure in Hungary. As well as being founder of the...
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