The origins of the moat are unclear, it is probably not a moat at all and was possibly originally the ditches created from the extraction of clay for brick making
The pond was never really a moat, but it is very ancient as can be seen in 18th century maps. Briarfield Avenue is visible in the background and an early sports pavilion is on the right
The pond was never really a moat, but it is very ancient as can be seen in 18th century maps
What was then Bibbesworth Manor and is now the Sternberg Centre is in background. The pond was never really a moat, but it is very ancient as can be seen in 18th century maps
The houses in this view of the footpath at the edge of Sunny Hill Park have all gone
Located in a pair of houses on the junction of Prospect Place and East End Road since 1869, the Hospital was relocated adjacent to Bishops Avenue in 1897
On the right is the junction with Alexandra Grove and on the left is Argyle Road which at this time is a dirt track
On the left is Alexandra Grove and on the right is Argyle Road
Remarkably the wooden parts of the farm buildings survive as Apex Garden and Building Merchants
The Old King of Prussia was a licensed property by the middle of the 18th century and may have originally been the KingÕs Head. It was substantially rebuilt in the 1960s and is currently called The Dignity.
