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Doctor's Pond
Doctor's Pond - by James Bogie ©
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Doctor's Pond

Reputedly used for breeding leeches for medicinal reasons.
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Photographer: © James Bogie (Gallery)(2nd May 2020)

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Comment by poePremier Member! Click for more info..(4th May 2020)

Interesting info about the leeches. Apparently the pond was also used by British inventor Lionel Lukin (1742 - 1834) who tested his lifeboat designs there and is credited along with others for being inventor of the lifeboat.

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Camera Make: Panasonic Model: DMC-FZ1000
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 9.12 mm, Aperture: f 2.8, ISO: 200, Exposure time: 1/500 sec, Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: April 19, 2020, 6:41 pm
ImageID:1215604, Image size: 5472 x 3648 pixels

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