Small Room And Sham Ruins At Busbridge Lakes To South Of New Pond

The small room and sham ruins at Busbridge Lakes date from the 18th century and are built into the cliffside with a sandstone rubble elevation. The structure features a central door under an arch, flanked by two windows. Inside, the room is circular with a domed ceiling. To the right, the ruins consist of a five-arched screen that leads into a gully, and there are two Romano-British (fake) altar blocks that were originally placed at the bottom of some arches. This building is part of a series of garden ornaments in a Romantic Garden designed by Philip Cartaret Webb between 1750 and 1770. It is also noted in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Interest in England.