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The School of Mines moved to a new campus at Pool in 1974 and the main building was demolished soon afterwards.

The upper of two pools that are fed by chalk springs has been a popular beauty spot since the 19th century.

Brayford Pool, a busy inland port that connected Lincoln both to the River Trent via the Roman Foss Dyke and to the sea via the Witham, is much changed now; its warehouses are mostly replaced by offices

A group of children pose around a rock pool, with varying degrees of stiffness. The panama hats and high stockings are typical of the early 1920s.

In the background is the chimney for the boiler house which was used to heat the pool water and the slipper baths.

In addition to the rose garden, there was a sunken Italian garden, with an ornamental pool in its centre.

The pool is now of clear water, and incorporates three fountains.

The town also has winter gardens, a swimming pool, dancing, and golf, to name only a few of the attractions in this pleasant resort.

Here we look east along the River Witham, flowing out of Brayford Pool, with the High Street reached by steps from each bank.

An incredibly low ebb- tide, which would also have coincided with one of the highest tides of the century, has exposed the rock pools on Lucy's Ledge.

Here we see crowds flocking around the pier with its swimming pool and theatre. Cars were gaining in importance by this time.

In this 1950s view it has become an exclusive antique shop but in Victorian times it was a rather dingy emporium owned by H Poole, a jobbing stationer.

The open-air bathing pool was a new attraction, opened in time for the long hot summer of 1914.

In 1932, the local County High School left the Barton Peveril farmhouse (which gave it its name), and shortly afterwards this open air swimming pool was built in the grounds.

East Mill and its mill pool, looking eastwards from the north bank of the River Asker towards houses beside East Road (centre).

The lake extended to thirty-two acres, and once incorporated a swimming-pool. Skiffs were available for hire, such as the one to the left of the picture.

Model sailing boats ply back and forth across the pool. In the background is the Moot Hall of c1540; in front is the war memorial, now surrounded by a garden.

The pool is now of clear water, and incorporates three fountains.

He had the swimming pool cut into the rocks (lower centre left) so that his boys could still have their daily dip - stripped naked - when conditions were too rough for jumping into the sea.

The Blue Pool at Furzebrook, the best known of Purbeck's former heathland claypits was dug by Watts, Hatherley and Burns of Newton Abbot, in 1846.

Pwllheli (the name means 'saltwater pool') was granted its charter in 1355.

This outdoor pool opened in 1923 and was modernised in 1939.

When this view was taken, it was nearly 20 years after the opening of the pool in Bishop's Road.

The sunny summers of the 1950s filled this pool, which had excellent amenities – a café, changing rooms, diving boards, and sunbathing and spectator areas.