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Stourbridge, The Swimming Baths c.1955
Photo ref: S213023
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The first swimming baths in Stourbridge opened in 1901. This outdoor pool opened in 1923 and was modernised in 1939. Today the baths are all indoors in the Crystal Leisure Centre which opened in 1989, an appropriate name for a town with a long tradition of producing fine glass. The sign on the railings reads 'Warning - non swimmers not to go beyond this point', although it is difficult to tell which is the shallow and which the deep end.

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Memories of Stourbridge, the Swimming Baths c1955

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 Stourbridge, The Swimming Baths c.1955

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Learned to swim there, of a fashion ( late 50's) (born in 54). Later in 70's courting. No elf and............ bombing, running and diving. Used to go, take a picnic and sunbathe all day. On cold days used to run backwards and forward between the indoor and outdoor, our own sauna, yes the indoor used to steam. Was in the 19th Stourbridge cubs and scouts and we used Stourbridge bath for the scouts galas. Seem to remember it being won by a beanpole named Larry.