The Trout Pond in the Sunken Garden was developed circa 1909, after the Vancouver Portland Cement Company ceased quarrying limestone in what is now the Sunken Garden .
When limestone quarrying ceased an excavation approximately 10 meters deep was left in the floor of the quarry beside the Mound . The Butchart let this excavation fill up with water to create the Trout Pond.
The Vancouver Portland Cement Company plant above the Sunken Garden , the Mound and the Trout Pond, circa 1910 (City of Victoria Archives photo M00805 ) Sunken Garden Trout Pond, circa 1910 (City of Victoria Archives photo M05819 )The Sunken Garden , the Mound and the Trout Pond, looking north, circa 1910. (City of Victoria Archives photo M05818 ) The Sunken Garden , the Mound and the Trout Pond, looking north, circa 1922. (City of Victoria Archives photo M05829 )
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