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The pond is probably tens of thousands of years old - if not a hundred thousand; the inn is a listed building with original parts at about 600 years old, and the Japanese pick-up truck is a recent model.
The photo shows the Plough Inn and pond, remnants of the village of "Old" Malden, at the 1930s suburb of Worcester Park, within the Borough of Kingston upon Thames. You can drive past it all without even realising it is there.
Following along after yesterday's "delight", here are two little late 19th Century villas, well cared for in Canbury Park Rd, Kingston. Please enlarge the picture and spend a few moments noticing the tiny details and little differences.
After more than 60 years of familiarity with Kingston I have to confess that I had never noticed this group of houses until today. To be fair, it is at a spot where, although I passed frequently, I was always on a bus or driving a car, or too tiny to pay attention to such a marvel. However, it just goes to show how much we miss, or fail to learn about our surroundings.
This group is at the bottom of Kingston Hill near the traffic circle at the junction with Park Rd. Amazing! Enalrge the photo to appreciate some of the detail.
We are having a wonderful Autumn, so this might be a bit unfair!
The title speaks for itself. The mediaeval riverside community of Barnes has a pond and an ancient church, many centuries old (and much re-built after ravages of fire and age). The pond is surrounded by elegant late 19th century villas and the Sun Inn (a great "Bar Fly" venue) looks out towards the water.
Barnes now part of the Borough of Richmond and can be counted as part of London's great "Suburbia". Is it nice in Barnes? Again, let the photo speak.
You probably wish I would post some nice photos of the Borough of Richmond upon Thames, I can only assure you I'm keen to get back to that point. But it's not always that simple.
Anyway, I took a friend out to Barnes Common to play about with some night photography. Things got out of hand and we ended up messing about with the lighting along Barnes railway bridge across the Thames. Sorry!
