tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post7762872549747415795..comments2023-07-13T16:21:08.229+01:00Comments on Step Into The Story: The case of the rival 17th century swimming pools!Nicola Cornickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-63174603602947750932010-07-28T02:28:46.462+01:002010-07-28T02:28:46.462+01:00I'm with Margaret. Why swim when one didn'...I'm with Margaret. Why swim when one didn't bathe? Surely soap wasn't that expensive. Or maybe it was.NinaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673997575080486274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-52725961151567747302010-07-27T09:25:27.138+01:002010-07-27T09:25:27.138+01:00Do they not swim in these pools now. Fascinating t...Do they not swim in these pools now. Fascinating that they went swimming in the l7th century when they didn't bathe that much!margaret blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994723897446758457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-8906433186872765182010-07-27T07:44:42.473+01:002010-07-27T07:44:42.473+01:00That sounds fun, Talli! I've read that the Ser...That sounds fun, Talli! I've read that the Serpentine was made during the 1730s as part of the redesign of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. Something I didn't know is that only the eastern end is the officially called the Serpentine. The western half is called The Long Water.Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-2159865758156716932010-07-26T18:45:22.927+01:002010-07-26T18:45:22.927+01:00Interesting!
I was swimming in the Serpentine rec...Interesting!<br /><br />I was swimming in the Serpentine recently - I wonder how long that's been around. I know it's not strictly a 'pool', but the Serpentine is manmade...Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.com