Nelson, Marsden Park, The Swimming Pool 1950
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Memories of Nelson, Marsden Park, the Swimming Pool 1950

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I can remember being here in about 1969. As soon as I seen the photo I remembered being there many times as a baby. Can anyone tell me what the building by the pool was used for? Thanks.
I have a host of memories of MPSP. The earliest is from the 1950s when I used to play on the fountain -- seen in the foreground -- with my cousins (Towers) who would visit from Cleveleys. It was also the first place where I saw a girl's breast. To the left was a 2 or 3 tiered diving board. Kids would line up behind each other on the stairs as they waited their turn. One year in the summer of 1967 (18 yrs ...see more
I can remember the only time I went in the pool at Marsden Park. I couldn't swim and was about 7 years old. For some reason prob the cold water my mum didn't want  to go in the water so a neighbour took me in. That was the only time I ever went in. I live in Australia now and have a pool in my backyard. I went back to Nelson in 2004 and took my two boys to Marsden Park. I felt really sad that  the pool wasn't there any ...see more