History of Spa Ponds

The History of Spa Ponds, a ten-part tale curated and narrated by Josh Dowen:

  1. The origin of the springs at Spa Ponds (Pre-history) [Facebook post]
  2. The Domesday manors of Mansfield and Clipstone (1066-1102) [Facebook post]
  3. The King’s creation of Clipstone Park (1176-1180) [Facebook post]
  4. The people and the Peel (1316-1328) [Facebook post 1] [Facebook post 2]
  5. The desolation of Clipstone Park (1642-1660) [Facebook post]
  6. The Grate Harakan and the steel waters (1714-1748) [Facebook post 1] [Facebook post 2]
  7. Flood Dykes, enclosure, and first maps showing the ponds (1819-1850) [Facebook post]
  8. Childhood memories (1940s-1970s) [Facebook post]
  9. Pond reconstruction after subsidence (1983-1984) [Facebook post]
  10. FTNCG and the purchase of Spa Ponds (2011-2017) [Facebook post]

Other documents:

Video from the Spa Ponds Heritage Project (2017)

Produced by Origin Productions.