Newark On Trent, The Swimming Pool c.1955
Photo ref:
N12016
Photo ref:
N12016
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Was the East Midland's climate ever that good? Open-air swimming pools are probably the direct descendants of the sea-bathing craze that swept the country during the 19th century. Many towns had open-air pools, though few now survive. They went out of fashion; many were closed on health and safety grounds.
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Memories of Newark-on-Trent, the Swimming Pool c1955
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My first memory is when I was a toddler playing in the paddling pool with all the moms sitting chattering on the benches.
When I was about seven (about 1972) I was allowed in the big pool but I could only just stand in the shallow end with my nose and chin sticking out of the water.
There was a big fountain as you paid your 5p and went through the turnstile. A café sold drinks and ices and beyond that was a ...see more
I too remember the cold dark (and wet) changing rooms and the fountain and the Bovril. I went to the Mount and I too walked there with my cossy in a towel, but the teachers were different.
Hello, I am researching for a book and need information from friends and relations of Willie Hall who played for Tottenham Hotspurs. I believe he was born in Tenter Buildings in Appleton Gate in 1912. I would love to hear from you, thanks for your time. John M Taylor
I loved swimming at Newark Swimming Pool..great memories of the smell of the water gushing from the fountain..and having a hot mug of Bovril to warm us up after our time in the unheated pool, for which we paid one shilling. The changing rooms, dark and cold, with stone floors, did not put us off..hardy little kids in those days....I also had to attend with our class of Mount School ...see more
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