The replacement Wilberforce oak, the original (which can be seen elsewhere on the site) having finally rotted away. A tree in similar conditon in the background.

The commemorative seat  which has been resited inside the Holwood grounds. Again, a better i.e. sunnier, picture of this can be found on the web site.

The band of enthusiastic historians listen to Tudor above the patter of the rain.

An information board about the old brick kiln built in the middle ages and excavated in 1972. To preserve it, it has been reburied.

What the kiln looked like after the 1972 excacavation. Constant flooding was a problem and it was covered over to preserve it for later generations (Courtesy T. Davies).

A decorative lake in Holwood. No doubt very pretty when the sun comes out.

New residential building adjacent to the old stables.

1790 map showing the Iron Age earthworks (there is doubt that it was a fort) which were largely destroyed by William Pitt the Younger when he diverted the main road (now the Westerham Road) to improve access to Holwood House.

Part of the roadway to  Holwood House following the route of the original road to Down(e) and Westerham. Pictures of the house can be found elsewhere on the site.

A view across the upper Keston Pond towards Ceaser's Well. Still raining.

A geological map of the area showing the ponds and other features around them and the underlying soil. The border of the gravel and the clay is where the spring feeding the pond appears.