Did you know the water in Carshalton Ponds gets pumped in from 1.5 miles away?

We tend to think of Carshalton Ponds as a permanent feature of village life. The water flowing through The Grove feels as though it has always been there and always will be. But the reality is very different. Today, the ponds continue to receive water from natural springs and rainfall, but they are also supported […]

The Sanger’s travelling circus elephants that stopped off at Carshalton and Ewell

*Historical* We’ve always been fascinated by this timeless photo of circus animals at Carshalton Ponds, so we’ve delved a little deeper into the history of this image, along with a similar photo taken at the Horse Pond in Ewell. Both shots are enhanced with stunning AI colourisation  Many locals had gathered to watch the spectacle […]

The ponds would have had a soft, natural bed ideal for hooves

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*Historical* Some more images from a retrospective of Carshalton Ponds – featuring hand-coloured photographs. The bottom image shows a view of the Wandle running alongside the high street. It was moved underground as the water level began to drop and the area was developed. The upper pond, shown here, was also known as the horse […]

Postcards to Australia discovered showing Carshalton in the 1960s

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Check out these hand-coloured photos of well-known Carshalton scenes. They are provided here with kind permission of Andrea Charlton, who now lives in Australia. She said: “I thought you all might enjoy the Greetings from Carshalton postcard my parents bought to send home when we lived there in the early sixties. Can anyone find recent […]