Swimming Through History

The Cleveland Pools, built in the Georgian period, are a unique open air bathing facility in Bath with heritage buildings that have seen two hundred years of remarkable history. That history reflects local and national social change, including the evolving history of swimming. This book tells the extraordinary story of the Pools, fully researched with references and plentiful illustrations. It is essential reading, in a period when the Pools will be reopened for the well-being and enjoyment of current and future generations.

Swimming Through History - Sample Images

Summer splash at the Cleveland Baths, 1983. Courtesy Bath in Time © Bath and North East Somerset Council