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A grey horse cools its feet in the stream, which is still as a mill pool.

It was the scene of Robert Baden-Powell's wedding in 1912; his bride was Olave Soames from nearby Lilliput overlooking Poole Harbour.

Mothers and children paddle in the sandy pools of Towan Beach. On Tolcarne Headland in the background is the Great Western Hotel.

This view of the pool was taken from Knap Point. In the background are Bindles Ballroom and Glan-y-Mor Residential Hostel (both have now been demolished) and Hotel Waters Edge.

He was born close by at Pool.

The view from Constitution Hill across Poole and its harbour remains a tourist attraction today. We can see a tram climbing North Road.

Exmouth's sea front swimming pool was built a few years before this photograph was taken, but it has now closed.

The Portland stone bridge, built in 1813, carries the main road from Poole to Wimborne on the far bank of the River Stour.

The Hockley brook was a haven for the local children, as there was no swimming pool in Uttoxeter.

Brownsea Island is delightfully situated at the heart of Poole Harbour; its castle was built to safeguard the entrance of that important naval anchorage.

The popular swimming pool was built in 1939, but it was demolished to make way for Tesco's superstore.

The attractive estuary is seen here at low tide, but deep pools in the sand make it a tricky place to cross over to Crantock.

A swannery lay on the wooded islet in the pear-shaped lake, and a paddling pool was added later. The extensive dockland area lay out of sight behind the wooded hill and the power station.

There are 99 steps from the Pontsarn Hotel down to the Blue Pool.

This sylvan path winds down from the castle inner bailey towards Park Lodge, and then through the Roman wall to more open parkland with the boating pool and the River Colne.

Charles Van Raalte, who bought Brownsea Island in 1901, purchased some adjoining sandy land so as to be qualified to accept an invitation from Poole Corporation for him to be Mayor.

As Exmouth grew as a resort, new attractions were laid on for visitors, including this swimming pool (right), which used water from the sea.

In days gone by, the lake at Cranham was the local swimming pool for children in such neighbouring villages as Sheepscombe, Birdlip and Brimpsfield.

In the right corner is Poole Pottery; the old Fish Shambles is in the middle of the road in front of the Lord Nelson pub.

The wall beyond the boating pool is part of the north defensive wall of the Roman town.

The sluice, or floodgate, can be seen on the left; the over- flow from it created this pool where the cattle are standing.

So called because of the darkness of its waters, the Blue Pool is formed by the Taff Fechan.

The lakeside railway makes a circuit of the boating lake and the paddling pool. Most of the park was devoted to children's amusements, but there was one backwater for swans.

The memorial on the far right is to John Masters, merchant of Poole, and dates from 1755.