At the pond : swimming at the Hampstead Ladies' Pond.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swimming pools--England--London--History.

Swimming pools.

History.

Kenwood Ladies' Pond (London, England)--History.

Kenwood Ladies' Pond (London, England).

England--London.

England--Kenwood Ladies' Pond (London).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 143 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Daunt Books, 2019.

Summary:

Tucked away along a shady path towards the north-east edge of Hampstead Heath is a sign: Women Only. This is the Kenwood Ladies' Bathing Pond. Officially opened to the public in 1925, it is the only wild swimming spot in the UK that is reserved for women. Created centuries ago, the Heath's chain of ponds are one of the sources of the River Fleet that runs subterraneously through London. Swimming in the Ladies' Pond's green, silty, silky waters, it's hard to avoid the feeling that you are moving through history and outside of time.

Contents:

Winter. Cold shocks and mud beards / Esther Freud

Winter swimming / Lou Stoppard

Pond : a dendrochronology / Jessica J. Lee

Spring. Small bodies of water / Nina Mingya Powles

Ah! to fleet/never fleets móre / So Mayer

Summer. Out of time / Margaret Drabble

The lifeguard's perspective / Nell Frizzell

Echolocation / Sharlene Teo

Landmarks / Amy Key

The first / Ava Wong Davies

Like a rat / Eli Goldstone

Nothing much except joy / Deborah Moggach

Autumn. Laundry / Leanne Shapton

A quietening / Sophie Mackintosh.

Notes:

Collection of remembrances by authors: Ava Wong Davies, Margaret Drabble, Esther Freud, Nell Frizzell, Eli Goldstone, Amy Key, Jessica J. Lee, Sophie Mackintosh, So Mayer, Deborah Moggach, Nina Mingya Powles, Leanne Shapton, Lou Stoppard, Sharlene Teo.

ISBN:

1911547399

9781911547396

OCLC:

1085970996