The open-air sea water swimming pool, with the baths in the background. The man standing at the corner of the building is almost certainly George Stokes.

The pool had a slightly sloping bottom, and the system used to maintain the water in the pool was most carefully described in the local paper,

The wall facing the sea is fitted with sluice valves which are self acting, so that the bathing place fills up as the tide comes in, but immediately on its receding the valves close, and the fresh sea water remains inside. When the tide is on the point of retiring the valves can be opened, and the water let flow out so as to fill at every tide with a fresh supply of pure sea water.

As in the indoor facilities, there were separate areas for men and women.

The ladies bathing place presents exactly the same facilities [as that for the men], both places being separated by a wall which totally excludes the view of one place from the other.