Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Bathing Place of Athens
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, August 26, 2023
1. Bathing Place of Athens Marker
This Bathing Place of Athens was presented to Eton College by Hiatt C. Baker in memory of his son John Lionel Baker, a brilliant swimmer, who spent here many of the happiest hours of his boyhood. He was killed in a flying accident in August 1917 while still a member of the school.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1917.
Location. 51° 29.505′ N, 0° 37.678′ W. Marker is in Windsor and Maidenhead, England, in Berkshire. Marker can be reached from Thames Path. This stone is on the Thames Path, about 440 yards (400 metres) upstream from Boveney Lock. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Windsor and Maidenhead, England SL4, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Eton Wick and Boveney War Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); Captain E.K. Perkins (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Eton Wick War Memorial (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Baths Island and Pleasure Grounds (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); The Hawker Hurricane (approx. one kilometer away); 2015 - Magna Carta 800th Anniversary (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); WWI Calvary (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Eton Porny School (approx. 1.4 kilometers away).
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"George Granville Leveson Gower, Commissioner of His Majesty's Woods etc on behalf of His Majesty grants to Hiatt Cowles Baker for £150 the bathing place known as Athens. Mr Baker conveys the same to Eton College, 19 November 1918. The lands conveyed is not to be used for any use other than as a bathing place for the scholars without the Commissioners consent."
Regarding Bathing Place of Athens. Whilst related to WWI this isn't a war memorial as such. John Lionel Baker was still at school but hoped to join the Royal Flying Corps in 1918. He was learning to fly with an experienced Officer when "the engine broke away from the aeroplane and he and the Officer were killed instantaneously".
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, August 26, 2023
2. Bathing Place of Athens
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, August 26, 2023
3. Bathing Place of Athens
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
