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Chigwell, The Swimming Pool, Grange Farm Centre c.1955
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We complete our journey around Essex in Chigwell, with this view of an open-air swimming pool. These were popular places for family outings on sunny days in the 1950s and 60s. Here young children splash in the paddling pool, while others are more adventurous in the main pool. Sad to say, this centre is no more, and the pool has been filled in. However, apparently there are plans for future recreational and conservation activities on the site.

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Chigwell, The Swimming Pool, Grange Farm Centre c.1955

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I visited Grange Farm on a week's holiday with my school in 1960. It was my first real holiday, away from the streets of St Helens, Lancs. We slept in what looked like barrack rooms with about a dozen bunk beds which looked like they were leftovers from the war. We also had day trips to London, and the London Zoo. This was also the first time I had seen such a big swimming pool.  It was a wonderful time. I ...see more
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Great Place Lost.
Grange Farm was the place to go for all teens.   You could swim or just hang around with friends.  To get there we walked across the fields and over the bridge across the Roding.  Now of course this place is no more.  A great loss.
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Added 28 May 2007

Grange Farm Restaurant.
I worked in the restaurant at Grange Farm until 1957. The West Ham United football team used to come in for a meal after their training session.
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