The bathing pool today has more of a look of an ornamental pond,
with its water lilies and established trees shading the water. The
semi-circular bank built into the River Stour overlooking the water meadows
once had a small structure behind it where bathers could change and leave their
belongings. It opened in 1898 and was used until the 1930s. A diphtheria
outbreak in the town lead to its closure and it was slowly left to be reclaimed
by nature.
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