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Elesmere port memory lane rivacre baths
Rivacre is an area of Ellesmere Port in the North West of England. The Rivacre is so named because of the Rivacre brook which runs through the area and it is known locally as Rivacre Valley because of the beautiful valley through which the stream runs.
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History
Rivacre was most well known for having an outdoor swimming pool until the 1980s, with large ornamental gardens, cafe, children's playground and fountains, situated along the Rivacre brook itself. This was used between the 1950s and 1970s, but declined by the 1980s as heated indoor swimming pools were built in nearby Chester's Northgate Arena and leisure facilities were improved at Ellesmere Port's EPIC leisure centre. The outdoor swimming pool was finally closed, in a bad state of repair, in the early 1980s.
Attractions
The location of the outdoor swimming pool is now part of a nature reserve. The 400-acre (1.6 km2) park is situated in a valley and is now an established wildlife habitat.