Wicken, Pond Green c.1955
Photo ref:
W493008
Photo ref:
W493008
More about this scene
The village pump was possibly introduced to improve water quality after the typhoid epidemics of the late 19th century. We can just see the bright water of the pond. The thatched roofs are of reed harvested from Wicken Fen in the winter months. Another harvest from the fen was buckthorn, vital for charcoal, which was used in making explosive fuses during the Second World War.
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