Virginia Water Lake
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| Virginia Water Lake | ||
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Primary inflows River Bourne | | |
| Primary outflows | River Bourne | |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom | |
| Settlements | Virginia Water | |
Virginia Water Lake lies on the southern edge of
History
Virginia Water Lake was originally little more than a stream, which existed from at least the 17th century and may well be named after
Among the lakeside features are the 30-metre-high (100 ft) high Canadian totem pole, carved by Mungo Martin, Henry Hunt, and Tony Hunt Sr., commemorating the centenary of British Columbia, and a collection of ornamental Roman ruins, transported from the site of Leptis Magna (modern-day Al-Khums) in 1816 and installed at Virginia Water in 1826.[3] In 2022, the Libyan government questioned the legality of the ruin's acquisition and asked for them to be returned.[4]
In 1834, a miniature sailing
During World War II, the lake was drained, as its obvious shape provided enemy guidance at night to Windsor and other important military targets in the area.
The River Bourne provides the water for the lake and it exits the lake at the eastern end after the cascading waterfall. The circuit around the lake is about 4.5 miles (7.2 km), about half is paved and the other half is a "natural" path both providing easy walking conditions even with a pram or pushchair.[6]
The Virginia Water Visitor Centre opened in 2013, designed by Stanton Williams. It was nominated for the 2015 Royal Institute of British Architects South East Awards.[7]
In popular culture
The lake has been used for lakeside scenes for the
Gallery
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Waterfall at eastern end of lake -
Virginia Water lake view, 2012 -
Bridge across Virginia Water
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References
- ^ Historic England, "The Royal Estate Windsor: Virginia Water (Including Fort Belvedere and the Clockcase) (1001177)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 February 2016
- ^ https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/conservation-bulletin-44/cb-44/ p.57
- ^ Cooper, Paul (10 January 2018). "How Ancient Roman Ruins Ended Up 2,000 Miles Away in a British Garden". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019.
- ^ Simpson, Craig (22 April 2022). "Queen's estate faces legal battle over Libyan 'Elgin Marbles'". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Miniature Frigate Royal Adelaide (1834); Royal/ceremonial vessel; Recreation vessel; Sail training". www.rmg.co.uk. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Aba's Walks
- ^ "Revealed: shortlisted projects for 2015 RIBA South East Awards". Architects' Journal. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
Further reading
- South, Raymond (1983). Royal Lake: the story of Virginia Water. Buckingham: Barracuda. ISBN 0-86023-141-0.
- Taylor, W. F. (1800). W.F. Taylor's guide to Windsor Castle, Eton, and Virginia Water: Arranged in the most concise form, and embracing a description of the gold pantry, and the interior of the private apartments, with catalogue of the paintings in the state rooms of the royal residence, with explanatory references to the most attractive and picturesque scenery, and other objects of interest to visitors in the vicinities of Windsor and Eton. Windsor: W.F. Taylor.
External links
- Runnymede borough council - picture of cascading waterfall Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- "Walk around the lake" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2012.
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