John Rocque Lake 1735
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John Rocque Lake 1735
This is part of the John Rocque map of the Wanstead Estate development of 1735. I wonder what was on his mind or just what was he on when he drew up this unusual lake design?
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Re: John Rocque Lake 1735
Well I don’t know what he thought but as a cartographer I guess he was just mapping out what was there - the person who needs to take at least some of the responsibility for the design of this would have been the architect Colen Campbell in a playful mood by the looks of it or possibly he was asked to put this into the scheme by his client and benefactor Richard Child - whoever was responsible I think it’s a great looking design with two rather nice bays by the looks of it it is an intriguing post I have to say.
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Is there any possibility that a descendant of this gentleman used a variation of the design of the pond to invent the Bonio dog biscuit?
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Could have been a keen chess player? Utter Pawn?
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I'm sure what you're thinking is not true it's just a phallicy
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I've heard the corner swims at the road end are the bollocks.
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No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
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