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Tag: BH400178

Dew Pond on the South Downs, 1940s

This postcard shows a shepherd and a flock of sheep at a dew pond on the South Downs in Sussex. Dew ponds are artifical pools created to provide drinking water for farm animals. Challenge Can you count all these sheep without falling asleep?

Published 4 April 2020
Categorised as Collections, Local History, Photographs Tagged BH400178

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