Pond Walking

A Memory of Carshalton.

About 1949/50 I was 10.The ponds had dried up because there was no water coming from the spring in the corner where the Grove entrance met the High Street.
There used to be a set of steps that went down into the pond at that point.If my memory is right they were wrought iron. I say this because in the light of later experience I know the difference between cast & wrought iron.Anyway we,my brother John & I & 4 or 5 mates,one of whom was named Peter Britton & another John Pamplin made our way down the steps & across the dried up pond, under the North Street bridge & across the War Memorial pond to Honeywood Lodge where we stepped over the chain & out.
There were weeds & some small tufts of grass across the bottom of the ponds so the drought had gone on for some time.
Does anyone else remember the ponds drying up?
TONY ARKELL
Late of 24 Chestnut Close & Carshalton West Boys School 1951/55.