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[sunquest]

Hello to all,

I am hoping someone can solve a little mystery for me, recently moved into this house, just started digging up part of the lawn to create some raised growing boxes, but when I scraped the lawn back I found a concrete structure just below the surface, approx. 8 feet long, shaped like a figure eight, approx 10 inches deep, with a solid base, could it be an old disused garden pond? seems pretty sturdy for that to me, house built 1930's at bottom of moor land, could it be a waste water chamber? any idea's more than welcome, many thanks, Peter,

 

[SimonG]

Pictures would be good.

Welcome to the forum

 

[kris]

Hello to all,

I am hoping someone can solve a little mystery for me, recently moved into this house, just started digging up part of the lawn to create some raised growing boxes, but when I scraped the lawn back I found a concrete structure just below the surface, approx. 8 feet long, shaped like a figure eight, approx 10 inches deep, with a solid base, could it be an old disused garden pond? seems pretty sturdy for that to me, house built 1930's at bottom of moor land, could it be a waste water chamber? any idea's more than welcome, many thanks, Peter,

Hi peter and welcome, it might have been a real BIG clothes line , pics needed

 

[Rickster123]

Previous owners weren't mr and mrs west were they?

 

[peter2011]

Hello to all,I am hoping someone can solve a little mystery for me, recently moved into this house, just started digging up part of the lawn to create some raised growing boxes, but when I scraped the lawn back I found a concrete structure just below the surface, approx. 8 feet long, shaped like a figure eight, approx 10 inches deep, with a solid base, could it be an old disused garden pond? seems pretty sturdy for that to me, house built 1930's at bottom of moor land, could it be a waste water chamber? any idea's more than welcome, many thanks, Peter,[ Pic attached I hope)

 

[Rickster123]

Tony Robinson would be creaming himself with excitement at the sight of that! I'd say it's an old pond. But keep digging!

 

[SimonG]

If theres another 8 of them close by it could be a crazy golf course

Looks like a pond.

 

[mike-c]

Could be the original foundations for the shoe that the old woman lived in.

 

[jtsplumbing]

Could be anything, some strange people live on moors !

 

[zzzjim]

So many ponds get filled in , for leak / safety reasons , Does area feature on Google earth ? (Good for finding cars in back gardens !)