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This view, taken on the private Ffrwdgrech estate, shows two parallel cascades plunging vertically into a secret pool.

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

vicinity there are ample leisure facilities for those whose interests lie outside sailing: athletics, pitch and putt, tennis, soccer, rugby football and a fitness centre complete with a swimming pool

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.

This was reputedly the largest and finest open-air bathing pool in the country. It covered ten acres, and contained well over one million gallons of water.

Little changed today, the pool at Stratford Park was opened in 1937 and has always been popular, with youngsters in particular, during the summer months.

A traditional seaside pastime for children is paddling about in pools left behind by the falling tide.

Children paddle in the shallow waters or investigate the rock pools, whilst others dig castles from the soft sand.

This picturesque area of narrow streets sits alongside the ancient fishing quay of Sutton's Pool.

Opened in 1874, on the site of a disused quarry on the edge of the town centre, the Arboretum is a surprisingly peaceful park where fat, contented ducks loaf around a pool.

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

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.

The town's original swimming pool was built in Mereway in 1896, and used for many years before closing due to pollution of the water.

The name 'Fleet' means 'place at the pool.' The monks of St Swithun's at Winchester used to fish the pond, centuries before the railway divided it into two.

This photograph looks west beside the boating pool, with the Palace Hotel dominating the scene. Built in 1904, this fine hotel served as Queen Mary's Naval Hospital during the First World War.

The Victorians were avid collectors of many things, and the rocks, pools and caverns around St Catherine's Island were abundant with shells, ferns, various crustaceans, starfish, jellyfish and seaweed

The boating lake and nearby bathing pool were always popular attractions for holidaymakers and locals alike.

A final view of the Park with plenty of activity around the paddling pool, but with no one in it.

Formerly, it was a sea mill: the tide entered the pool, now ornamental, above it and then drained back down again. The building is now much altered in appearance.

A further extension to the park, created in 1930, included the tennis courts seen here on the left, as well as a paddling pool and a children's playground.