Brynmawr, The Swimming Pool c.1955
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Outdoor swimming pools were a feature of the concern for health and fitness in the 1930s. The Brynmawr pool was built with help from the Quakers, and Lord Haw Haw, the Second World War traitor (his real name was William Joyce), worked on the project when he was a student. This must have been a hot day, as a number of children are sun bathing, but it is hard to imagine the temperature of the water here as anything but freezing. The diving board here was known locally as the `plachet`, and as you became a better swimmer you moved upwards to a higher level.
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