The ordinance map of 1900 shows 16 acres of Oxpens as a series of open fields. The only developed feature at that time was the St Ebbe's bathing place, which dates from around 1878. It was used seasonally and was restricted to children.
The area south of the bathing place was known as Ballow Ham and was leased by the city council as long ago as 1900 which, in an echo of current city council policies, contained a children's playground.
The bathing place closed at the end of the 1937 season and, in 1951, the site was filled in.
Its very hard to see where the old bathing place was located, but you can find the old walls and some of the concrete marking the walls, almost covered by grass. This photo shows all that remains.
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