Stained glass Sunny Lowry

Stained glass at Victoria Baths. Ethel "Sunny" Lowry was the first British woman to swim the English Channel. Lowry, a student at Manchester High School for Girls, was a keen swimmer from a young age. She had a reputation for strong-mindedness, which was demonstrated by her eschewing the traditional heavy wool one-piece swimsuit in favour of a, at the time daring, lighter two-piece suit. For this she was berated as being a harlot for baring her knees.  This swimsuit is now on display at the Dover Museum "Swimming The Channel" exhibition.