behind the grass hil sthere was a small house which we called the witches house....lol
it was a privilege watching the guys bombing off the spring diving board to the left of the main diving boards....thanks lads for the bombing and splashes it was great.
Ah! nostalgia,I learnt to swim in PS baths, in the early '40's, Mr Graham, the baths instructor, free hot water from the Sunlight factory, I remember the New Ferry baths, 16' deep end, the Byrne Ave indoor baths, and the bus ride out to the Rivacre baths on special days, out past Eastham and the airport at Hooton. I remember paddling in the Dell when it flooded too. Those were the days! but its a lot warmer here in New Zealand, with the warm Pacific on my doorstep.
port sunlight pool was heated but ws freezing after being cleaned out, new ferry pool was 16 ft deep at the diving end, the original top board was taken down as it was deemed to dangerous, the pool was later split into 3 pools, derby pool was the coldest i ever swam in brrrrrrr
I remember swimming in Hoylake baths as a child. The bottom of the boating pool there now was the bottom of the old children's pool. When its empty you can still see the remains of the blue and yellow paint and the positions where the raised water feature things you could climb on used to be.
and also the shop at the baths....i remember going in there and the floor felt very slimey and slippy.............oohhhh the good days....
mancavant 3 months ago
behind the grass hil sthere was a small house which we called the witches house....lol
it was a privilege watching the guys bombing off the spring diving board to the left of the main diving boards....thanks lads for the bombing and splashes it was great.
mancavant 3 months ago
i remember new ferry baths in 1976 when it was the heatwave.
and we had a swarm of lady birds,i was 10 at the time we use to get the bus from price st i think to new ferry bus terminal.
and were the diving boards were...
mancavant 3 months ago
happy days, not a tattoo in sight
MrPlumTree 5 months ago
happy days, not a tattoo in sight
MrPlumTree 5 months ago
My husband used to swim at port sunlight pool as a child. He was delighted to see this! Thank you for posting.
Cath198127 1 year ago
great video, thank you. where abouts where Hoylake Baths?, is it where the tennis courts and bowling green are now?.
Those Slides make me laugh no Health and Safety worries in those days!!.
boughtanpaid4 1 year ago
Ah! nostalgia,I learnt to swim in PS baths, in the early '40's, Mr Graham, the baths instructor, free hot water from the Sunlight factory, I remember the New Ferry baths, 16' deep end, the Byrne Ave indoor baths, and the bus ride out to the Rivacre baths on special days, out past Eastham and the airport at Hooton. I remember paddling in the Dell when it flooded too. Those were the days! but its a lot warmer here in New Zealand, with the warm Pacific on my doorstep.
yyyzzzz 1 year ago
learnt to swim at port sunlight , ahh new ferry baths , those were the days , brilliant ,used to go to rivacre outdoor pool to,
TheMightOfTheEnglish 1 year ago
Amazing stuff and it does bring back HAPPY DAYS not like today poor kids dont have ANYTHING are OLD days WHERE GOOD
maidhonor 2 years ago
port sunlight pool was heated but ws freezing after being cleaned out, new ferry pool was 16 ft deep at the diving end, the original top board was taken down as it was deemed to dangerous, the pool was later split into 3 pools, derby pool was the coldest i ever swam in brrrrrrr
yogiman333 2 years ago
They wouldn't have them now imagine the health and safety risks they would have to deal with.
you cant have pool without poo.
pauldve 2 years ago
I remember Port Sunlight from the early 60s, learned to swim there. Great fun
AbuAvital 2 years ago
jesus,i actualy jumped off the top board at new ferry,when i was 4 years old,i knew at the time it was naughty,but did it any way,ha,
cossak123 2 years ago
How lucky we were as kids to have the swimming baths in the summer hols. Poor kids these days have no where. Great footage once again, x
COLETTEDAVE 3 years ago
happy days alright ,killer slides !,used to be scared of those!!
atreewithnolife 3 years ago
I remember swimming in Hoylake baths as a child. The bottom of the boating pool there now was the bottom of the old children's pool. When its empty you can still see the remains of the blue and yellow paint and the positions where the raised water feature things you could climb on used to be.
Martinfreekie 3 years ago