In the 1780s according to a local information sign the pool was formed by damming the brook to form a canal feeder reservoir. I lived close by from 1950s to late 70s but the pool was used for fishing and access was restricted.When I was old enough to roam I explored the brook (though I didn't know what it was called), but never the pool area. It was renovated in 2013.
Ponds, pools, streams & rivers are like people magnets!
Edgbaston Pool (which I'd wrongly assumed to be a reference to Edgbaston Reservoir) can be accessed from Winterbourne Gardens after paying for admission and is part of the Calthorpe Estate and is managed by the golf club which occupies Edgbaston Hall. There's a wooded site and the pool. The paths were wet and muddy in September, so boots / wellies necessary. I came upon the pool by chance and had no idea what it was called!
