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Wareham, The Blue Pool c.1950
Photo ref:
W173018
More about this scene
The Blue Pool at Furzebrook, the best known of Purbeck's former heathland claypits was dug by Watts, Hatherley and Burns of Newton Abbot, in 1846. By 1953, after it had filled with water, T T Barnard of Furzebrook House had the bright idea of turning it into a beauty spot. Vivid and changing turquoise shades are caused by diffracted light passing through minute particles of clay in permanent suspension in the water. To the surprise of visitors, this blueness is at its strongest on an overcast day, when minimal sunlight is reflected off the surface.
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