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A Victorian \u2018pool\u2019 structure hidden within the fishpond of Ham Manor in Llantwit Major, Wales was discovered during a restoration of the gardens.<\/h3>\nA Victorian \u2018pool\u2019 structure hidden within the fishpond of Ham Manor in Llantwit Major, Wales was discovered during a restoration of the gardens.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
BBC writes:<\/p>\n
Historians have been left baffled after the discovery of a rare Victorian ‘pool’ hidden beneath a fish pond.<\/p>\n
Restoration work in the gardens of 150-year-old Ham Manor in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, revealed the long-forgotten secret.<\/p>\n
Thought to be a wallowing pool, it was only discovered when water was drained from the historic ornamental pond.<\/p>\n
However, some local historians admit they are ‘puzzled\u2019\u2026.<\/p>\n
The pond had remained largely undisturbed since the manor house, designed by the prominent architect Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt, was built in 1869.<\/p>\n
But when restoration began, workers were \u2018amazed\u2019 to discover what lay in the centre.<\/p>\n
Local archivist and chairman of Llantwit Major History Society said it was a \u2018peculiar\u2019 find.<\/p>\n
He said: \u2018It is a fascinating discovery that is puzzling a lot of local historians, including those who have studied the house\u2026 We have no knowledge of any other large house in the area having anything similar to this.\u2019<\/p>\n
The current owners said they have been told by historians it is a \u2018perfect example\u2019 of a Victorian wallowing pool built of locally quarried Welsh bluestone\u2026<\/p>\n