The lake in Swakeleys Park
Introduction
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The lake in Swakeleys Park
Image: © Marathon Taken: 31 Jan 2018
Swakeleys was built between 1629 and 1638 and has been little changed since the 17th century. It is one of the finest Jacobean houses in London. A full history of the house can be seen at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swakeleys_House Swakeleys Park is a part of the former Swakeleys Estate which covered 429 acres. This covered a substantial part of Ickenham which until the 20th century was totally rural with just a few hundred residents. Swakeleys House dominated the landscape and is still visible across the lake. The park itself was privately owned until the 1920s when it was conveyed to the Council to be preserved as public open space. This view is near the southern entrance to the park as seen from Swakeleys Drive.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.559762
Longitude
-0.457153