Phil Gould (Level 42) - Dancing Ledge

An amazing track from his excellent album 'Watertight', with vocals from Berenice Scott.

Album available from Amazon and iTunes.

(C) 2009 Bongo Saloon.

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Dancing Ledge is part of the Jurassic Coast near Langton Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England.

Dancing Ledge is a flat area of rock at the base of a small cliff (a little scrambling is required for access). It is signposted on the South West Coast Path a few kilometres west of Swanage.

A swimming pool was blasted into the rock for the use of local preparatory schools, particularly Durnford School sometime near the beginning of the twentieth century. The last surviving school (The Old Malthouse in Langton Matravers, which closed in 2007) and one of the schools for which the pool was originally created recently arranged for debris, including several large rocks, to be removed, making swimming possible once again.

The sea is also suitable for swimming, although it is deep right up to shore. This depth was exploited by local quarrymen in transporting Purbeck Limestone away from the area.

Dancing Ledge is so called because the stone cut out of it is the same size as a ballroom dance floor. The stone removed was transported by ship direct from Dancing Ledge, round the south coast to Kent in order to construct Ramsgate harbour.

Source: Wikipedia

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[Ronsanality]

This is a song of History and Tradition that is kind to the people that got to go swimming in this Awesome pool !

[efwhite]

What inquiringDeist said! Simply awesome

[InquiringDeist]

This song is so awesome....I'm going to have to try and find this album.

[MISTEREVER1967]

I`ve heard all the tracks and it`s a very, VERY good album!!!

[TheJon42]

absolutely beautiful!!!