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This view looks towards Barker's Pool, where Sheffield's first reservoir was built in 1434 to collect water from several springs on the hillside above West Bar.

The open-air swimming pool at the Miners' Holiday Centre was a popular spot on a sunny day.

The Kingsbury pool was large by municipal standards, and it was situated on the edge of Roe Green Park.

Charlie's Mast overlooks the boating pool, which seems to be the only form of children's entertainment left on the beach area.

A very few years after this photograph was taken, the popular Newnham Pool was closed and its place in the leisure activity role taken by a modern facility dedicated to the philanthropy of the Robinson

Uttoxeter's open-air swimming pool was built in 1964; at first its use was seasonal.

Its original name was 'Pool', with the 'Welsh' prefix added to distinguish it from Poole in Dorset.

Poole's Town Cellars, in the heart of Poole's mercantile district, are seen here on a busy day .

Now a smart covered swimming pool replaces the old open air Vale Pool, but the park is relatively little changed.

This beach in tidal Poole Harbour was handy for campers here in the northern part of Poole, who were some distance from the extensive beaches at Sandbanks and Canford Cliffs.

Families with small children could always come to one of the many paddling pools in the area.

The pool is a heated outdoor pool; the fountain has gone.

Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century Harbour Office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships captains.

Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century Harbour Office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships captains.

The town of Poole grew up around the older quays of the great harbour; during these times it was purely functional, catering for mercantile activities, shipping and pottery manufactured from the

Clustered alongside the harbour, the older part of Poole is well worth exploring.

Open-air swimming pools are probably the direct descendants of the sea-bathing craze that swept the country during the 19th century.

Shore Road (left) and Banks Road (centre) lead from Poole and Lilliput to Sandbanks (far right).

A charming photograph of children walking along the path beside the pool, which is half a mile upstream on the river Cam from Grantchester.

Open-air swimming pools are probably the direct descendants of the sea-bathing craze that swept the country during the 19th century.

Across Poole Road, the low railing offered easy access to the fields of the Dean's Court Estate.

Poole did not become a holiday resort for many years, but retained its importance as a port and merchant centre.

Poole did not become a holiday resort for many years, but retained its importance as a port and merchant centre.

Wallasey Docks were built on what was known as Wallasey Pool, a once wild and beautiful tidal creek.