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Facts about the pool:
Nominal length: 20 meters
Nominal width: 7 meters
Average Water Temperature: 30o C Admission Charges in 1993:
Adults £0.80 Children/Seniors £0.40 Admission Charges on closure - Adults £1.10 Children/Seniors £0.55
either as an individual or in teams.
When built the maximum life expectancy of the structure and machinery was 25 years. It lasted 7 years longer, finally closing on 28th July 2004, when the Nene Centre opened.
And finally, two views of the pool, the first from
Pat Green - Schools Swimming Teacher 1983 to Closure
King John School giving an idea of size and the second of the entrance, both taken in 2000. The site is now classrooms.
More pictures can be found on the Thrapston Heritage website at www. thrapstonheritage.org.uk.
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