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A fresh chapter

The Blue Pool seemed under threat, but its new owner has given it a bright future, as John Newth reports

The colour of the pool under a clear blue sky can take the breath away

 

JENNIFER Barnard made her life’s work the management of one of Purbeck’s most loved tourist attractions, the Blue Pool. Her father bought the 200-acre Furzebrook Estate, including Furzebrook House, in 1934. The following year, he….

 

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