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reopened. It was then leased
to a sub-aqua diving club but
after the lease expired it fell
into disrepair. Yet in recent
years campaigners have
fought a determined battle to
save the women’s pool, said
to be the oldest surviving
outdoor municipal pool of its
kind from the early
Edwardian era. In 2003 there
were plans to turn the site
into a hotel, but then the
ironwork supporting its