Curious corners of Poole
Nick Churchill on places in Poole that reveal less well-known features of the town’s history
Published in April ’22
Branksome Beach restaurant at Branksome Chine, the building which housed Britain’s first solarium when it opened in 1932
Britain’s first solarium
Blessed with some of the area’s finest views out to sea, Branksome Beach restaurant opened in 1932 as Britain’s first solarium providing ‘facilities not only for sun and sea bathing in Summer, but also for basking in the sun, free from cold winds, in the Winter and for taking artificial tonic sun baths’. In this most decorous establishment, ladies and gents dressed separately…
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