Willen Road Bathing Place - Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, UK
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N 52° 04.839 W 000° 43.178
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Willen Road Bathing Place is marked by a plaque at this location on the river in Newport Pagnell.
Waymark Code: WMF27Z
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/10/2012
Views: 2
The inscription reads:
Willen Road Bathing Place
In this stretch of the River Lovat thousands
of Newport Pagnell schoolchildren learned
to swim, over a period of 60 years. They
were encouraged by Mr Orson Bull and
successive headmasters of the Bury Street
schools.
They received a certificate and a silver
threepenny piece on swimming across the
river. Many progressed to the Newport
Pagnell swimming club which won trophies
in competition with London and provincial
clubs in the early 1900s.
One of the members of the 1901 championship
team was Harry Middleton who, after making
his fortune in Canada, gave shares and
money to build a new open air swimming
pool in Tickford Street in 1857.'
The plaque stands on a stone plinth on the grass next to the river.
Type of Historic Marker: Metal Plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Milton Keynes Council
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Age/Event Date: Not listed
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