![Parsons Pleasure, Oxford, Oxfordshire, 1913. Portrait of the proprieter Charles Cox then aged 88, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-1232657 | agefotostock Parsons Pleasure, Oxford, Oxfordshire, 1913. Portrait of the proprieter Charles Cox then aged 88, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-1232657 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/50f9332fdb57474b4f5bd754a495b542/hez-1232657.jpg)
Parsons Pleasure, Oxford, Oxfordshire, 1913. Portrait of the proprieter Charles Cox then aged 88, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-1232657 | agefotostock
![HE Archive sur X : "Parsons Pleasure was a section of the River Cherwell in Oxford reserved for naked bathing by men and used by University members. Seen here is Charles Cox HE Archive sur X : "Parsons Pleasure was a section of the River Cherwell in Oxford reserved for naked bathing by men and used by University members. Seen here is Charles Cox](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhqB98lW0AAxMpv.jpg)
HE Archive sur X : "Parsons Pleasure was a section of the River Cherwell in Oxford reserved for naked bathing by men and used by University members. Seen here is Charles Cox
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Dipping at Dame's Delight - a celebration of women – Outdoor Swimming Society Outdoor Swimming Society
![Outlandish Knight: "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?" Landscapes of swimming Outlandish Knight: "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?" Landscapes of swimming](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OGt3G_i9aBA/V8iZMAZBpZI/AAAAAAAAGME/xAQ3Hbk4kKYwByEfwRxNorXRyCzImlX6wCEw/s1600/parson%2527s%2Bpleasure%2B1870.jpg)
Outlandish Knight: "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?" Landscapes of swimming
![Parson's Pleasure Weir Vicinity, Oxford © David Hallam-Jones cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland Parson's Pleasure Weir Vicinity, Oxford © David Hallam-Jones cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/58/59/3585926_e3a4cd1e.jpg)
Parson's Pleasure Weir Vicinity, Oxford © David Hallam-Jones cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
![The river Cherwell at Parson's Pleasure, where young men of the University traditionally swam and sunbathed naked. They were shielded from the view of the nearby houses by a screen of trees. ( The river Cherwell at Parson's Pleasure, where young men of the University traditionally swam and sunbathed naked. They were shielded from the view of the nearby houses by a screen of trees. (](https://thumbs.smartframe.io/27025fea9afa38753501b02dbd8a40f2/cc73_01488/the-river-cherwell-at-parson-s-pleasure-where-young-men-of-the-university-traditionally-swam-and-sunbathed-naked-they-were-shielded-from-the-view-of-the-nearby-houses-by-a-screen-of-trees.webp?intent=embed)