The Old Fountain, Peerless Street
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The Old Fountain, Peerless Street
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 27 Jun 2008
This is the rear entrance of the pub: both it and the street (also Bath Street nearby) derive their names from Peerless (or Perilous) Pond which existed near here in the C18/19 and was London's first public swimming pool. See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/oliver.merrington/lidos/lidos1closed.htm#peerless
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Image Location
Latitude
51.527187
Longitude
-0.089055