Description
A landscape photograph of a tranquil Rushmere Pond on Wimbledon Common by Photographer Patrick Steel
The listed prices include: Dry mounting onto acid free board, window mounting, titled and signed in pencil and wrapped in a protective sleeve of polypropylene acetate film, ready for framing
Limited edition of only: 50
Sizes: Five to choose from, please select from the drop-down menu above
Print type: Fine Art Giclée / Kodak Pro Lustre 270gsm Endura Paper
Watermarks: Patrick Steel’s watermark will not be present on a purchased print
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Happy Customer: Rushmere Pond V, Wimbledon Common
Having grown up in Wimbledon it was a real delight to learn of Patrick’s landscape photography of the area. I have lived the fondest memories of the common and the village so it was a difficult choice from the numerous images he had captured. I finally opted for Rushmere pond V as for me it is the perfect reminder of my childhood and teenage years, I am now living in Singapore and the image is proudly on display providing an instant help to any bouts of homesickness and also to share my hometown with my friends in South-east asia. Not content with one image, I have already placed my second order! Many thanks Patrick Steel !
ANNA HIGGINS, SINGAPORE
The Pond: Rushmere Pond is situated close to Wimbledon Village in the centre of Rushmere Green, this is by far the most ancient pond on the Commons, with its origin probably going back to Medieval times
Known as Rushmore in Tudor times, this pond, which even in severe drought conditions does not dry up, was a convenient and valuable source of rushes for thatching and a place where villagers could keep their domestic ducks. It was a popular amenity pond in the Victorian and Edwardian times, and remains popular today with local residents and visitors alike
Because of the numerous activities that take place around the pond, plus its acidity, wildlife is fairly limited. Surprisingly however, Rushmere has for several years supported a shoal of Japanese Koi carp, which had been released into the water by a member of the public. The rushes around the pond have been reduced to a few clumps but fortunately, in recent years growth has increased
A lot of summer visiting birds, such as house-martins and swifts enjoy skimming low over the water snapping up insects and taking full advantage of the wide open spaces surrounding the Rushmere to indulge in their aerial manoeuvres. In winter, flocks of mainly black-headed gulls rest on the water or fly aerobatically around the margins
Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon, south-west London, totalling 460 hectares (1,140 acres). There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common, which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons. Putney Lower Common is separated from the rest of the Common by about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) of built-up area of southwest Putney
Wimbledon Common consists mainly of a plateau of acidic grassland, the most notable area being The Plain. Scarcely a crest breaks the smooth table and nowhere can you find a summit. Soils are impoverished gravels, ideal for heathland and bogs. The land falls away to the west down through the other main habitat, mature woodlands, to Beverley Brook, where the geology is predominantly London clay
The golf course used by the two golf clubs is also a large feature of Wimbledon Common
