Swan Pond, Swavesey | Capturing Cambridge

A long, reed-filled pond bordered by a low metal fence and road, flanked by traditional brick houses and a large evergreen tree.

Swan Pond, Swavesey

History of Swan Pond

Informational sign titled Swan Pond with historical text and various small photographs documenting the pond's local history.

Swan Pond, Swavesey

A dirt road curves past a pond and a row of thatched cottages with white walls, with a few small figures standing outside.

Swan Pond c1890s, (Cambs Collection)

A row of thatched cottages and houses lines a village street beside a pond, with horse-drawn carts standing along the water.

The Pond, Swavesey c.1890.

A rural street scene with a fenced pond in the foreground, flanked by several traditional buildings and a few small figures.

Church End pre 1913 fire (Alan Lee Swavesey collection)

Row of thatched cottages bordering a dirt track beside a pond enclosed by a white picket fence, with a lone cyclist nearby.

Swan Pond Swavesey, before 1912 (photo P Salmon) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

Most of the houses shown were severely damaged in the fire of 1913.

A stone-walled pond in the foreground with people, horse-drawn carts, and a damaged building standing in the background.

Swan Pond after the fire of 1913, Swavesey (Cambs Collection)

A village street scene in 1908 featuring a small pond in the foreground and a row of thatched cottages along a dirt road.

Church End Swavesey c.1908 fir trees planted to commemorate death of Queen Victoria (Alan Lee Swavesey collection)

A shallow pond sits in the foreground before a row of houses, trees, and tall utility poles in the village of Swavesey.

Church Green between the World wars. On left, Les Coles house, originally Golden Lion. Then the Frere cottages built after 1913 fire. (Alan Lee Swavesey collection)

Aerial view of Swavesey showing village houses surrounded by extensive floodwaters covering fields and lanes.

Church End and Swan Pond in 1947 floods. (Alan Lee Swavesey collection)

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