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The Swimming Pool

St John's Park And Swimming Pool c1960 Ref: B284030
St John's Park And Swimming Pool c1960
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I taught myself to swim here in the 1960s. I remember it used to be 6d to get in and you were given a wire basket to put your clothes in and you changed in the wooden changing rooms. I used to have a shower (cold) before I jumped in so the water felt warm. I must have spent hours in this place and sometimes even had money to buy something from the refreshment kiosk but usually I just swam until I got really hungry and then cycled back home.

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A memory of Burgess Hill in West Sussex shared on Wednesday, 20th July 2011.

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