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Remember When: Keeping cool at Maidenhead outdoor pool

Welcome to Remember When..., which sees assistant editor Nicola Hine take a weekly look back through our archives, spanning nearly 150 years, to bring you snapshots from Maidenhead's past.

Nicola Hine

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12:00PM, Monday 25 July 2016

Scorching temperatures were being recorded in the town 30 years ago in 1986.

So many people wanted to cool down in Maidenhead’s open air pool in Cookham Road, staff had to organise sessions and clear out the pool at intervals.

On the hottest day, there were more than 1,100 visitors and the water temperature was just above 72 degrees F.

Town centre temperatures were reaching the top end of the 20s – more than 80 degrees F.

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