Pool Crescent Reserve follows the Wainuiomata River between Main Road and Richard Prouse Park.
Poole Crescent Reserve is located on the banks of the Wainuiomata River between the Main Road Bridge and Richard Prouse Park. There is an entrance at both ends. A third entrance is located between 27 and 29 Poole Crescent that leads to ‘Bottom Field’ which is part of the reserve. This is the name used by kids who went to Wainuiomata Primary School as ‘Top Field’ on the school grounds was above Bottom Field. Consequently, Homedale School also has an entrance to the reserve. The river at Bottom Field has a natural swimming area called ‘Glass Pool’.
The reserve was named after Henry James Poole (1855 – 1947) and his son, Herbert John Poole (1899 – 1989). They were investors in the Wainuiomata Development Company and one of them held a position as a director in that company.
