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Re: swimming + public baths
« Reply #27 on: Thursday 07 July 11 18:43 BST (UK) »
Public baths, not swimming, cleaning, yes i used to go every Friday night to Hollingworth public baths, even though i did'nt need one !!, 4 .00 old p, about 2 p today, you got a wee sliver of carbolic soap and a towel and about 10 mins in the bath
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« Reply #28 on: Tuesday 12 July 11 21:09 BST (UK) »
Going back to Wagon Wheels choc biscuits after swimming- does anyone know if they still exist? I know they still did about 15 years ago but they seemed a lot smaller than  in the 1950's!
Swimming costumes- any memories ?
What about those with shirring elastic bobbly patterns? or the endlessly streatchy hand-knitted ones?

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« Reply #29 on: Wednesday 13 July 11 00:41 BST (UK) »
I was going to say that Wagon Wheels are alive & well & living in my fridge, but apparently SOMEONE has taken them to work >:( >:( >:(

Btw public baths for people without bathrooms were being used in Oxford until at least 1970.  It's not all posh down south ;)

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« Reply #30 on: Monday 25 July 11 19:17 BST (UK) »
hello bykerlads i remember ramsden st baths  25 yd pool in center of town and ont cambridge road i think it was a 33mtr pool, i played against huddersfield at polo during the 50's there are two former pools in halifax in schools, one at nursery lane, sec school and one in warley road school.

there is now two pools in the calderdale area that are unused the 25yd pool at sowerby bridge and the same at brighouse, this down to new pools.  sowerby bridge has now opened up on what was the market place on station road, brighouse if it hasn't opened yet its due to be opened, another pool but supposedly not for the public was built in the field at the back of  john atkinsons  mill in sowerby bridge this was built as partly for one of the directors daughters to swim in and it was also the water supply to the mill for washing the blankets, they made best quality blankets and alwaysgave any royal that got married a pair as a wedding present,  plum