Edgware: The Basin, Canons Park Estate
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Edgware: The Basin, Canons Park Estate
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 25 Jul 2009
When the Duke of Chandos developed the estate in the early part of the 18th century, this ornamental pond was constructed along the approach drive from the south-east so that visitors caught their first sight of the Canons Park mansion once they had negotiated it.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.613048
Longitude
-0.285928
