Up Same Road

From the old foot bridge, the road leads to another interesting structure - an abandoned swimming pool!!  This is the place where the old New Club swimming pool was located.  According to the locals, it seemed that the lease for that place expired and the Taiping Town Council did not want it to be renewed.  Perhaps there was a plan by the council to manage the pool by themselves.  So like some plans, somehow things did not work out the way it should and the whole place was abandoned.  It is a shame, really.  This was a very unique swimming pool because the water for the pool comes directly from the waterfalls on the hills.  It's fresh, clean and natural and the place has a beautiful natural surrounding too.  It was also said another reason why the swimming pools could not be opened to the public by the town council was that pumps and water control system were falling apart and was beyond repair. So it was left to die a natural death.

    Steps with railings were carefully constructed across the slope of the hill to go around the pools. All these have disappeared and today there is no sign of the railings or the changing room.

 The steps leading up to the abandoned swimming pool.

 Fresh water from a small waterfall flows into one of the collecting pools to filter out sediment and debris before the water is allowed to flow into the swimming pools.

Another source of water from another waterfall.  

 This is the pool for the children because it's shallower than the main pool.

The abandoned main pool.  It has been neglected for years and is now a favourite haunt for truants and other undesirable characters.