Godmanchester’s old bathing steps Rediscovered
The Hunts Post reports: Community Association volunteers are uncovering the old bathing steps to the river. They have removed decades of silt and flood debris – 42 cubic metres so far – and with it a rather forgotten part of our river’s history. The steps are sited on the Recreation Ground and were built by the Town Council in the early twentieth century as a public amenity. At that time, almost all towns and villages along the river had designated swimming areas: the