Blankney Pictures

The Lake, Blankney Hall

As you walked out of the front door of Blankney Hall, it led onto a terrace, which in turn stepped down into the sunken gardens. Beyond the sunken gardens a path led down to the lake. The lake was a man made structure, circling a small island, accessed by the wooden bridge pictured above. At the north end of the lake stood a summer house. Growing along the eastern bank of the lake was a mass of bamboo canes giving the waters edge a tropical feel. In more modern times the lake became known as bamboo island, because of this unusual feature.