Pauls-Stuff Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 Anyone any ideas as for the dates for Concord or Westfield baths? Cheers, -Paul- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradescanthia Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I remember my grandad telling us about returning from France at the end of the 1914-18 war. Troops were marched to Glossop Rd baths from the trains , heads shaved , de-loused ,uniforms burned and sent home in clean clothes to rejoin their families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awoollen Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Originally posted by Pauls-Stuff I am researching the swimming pools in sheffield from 1879 to the present day for part of a project going towards my A-Level in Geography. I have been down to the local studies libary and got quite a bit of info from there but now i'm stuck and pleading for help! If you can provide any of the missing info in the list of swimming pools below I would be VERY greatful! Thank-you! Attercliffe: 1879 - 1981 Corporation Street: 1879 - 1962 Upperthorpe: 1896 - present Glossop Road 1st: 1896 - 1991 Glossop Road Ladies: 1898 - 1991 Brightside: 1899 - 1964 Park: 1899 - 1989 Heeley: 1909 - present Rivelin Valley: 1909 - 1939 Glossop Road Mens: 1912 - 1991 Hillsborough: 1929 - 1991 Sutherland Road: 1964 - ??? Chappel Town: 1950s/60s - present Concord: ??? - ??? Graves: 1991 - present (1962 - present ~ rowlingson baths) Hillsborough Leisure Center: 1991 - present King Edwards: 1936 - present Ponds Forge: 1991 - present Springs: 1950s/60s - ??? Stocksbridge: 1970 - present (sports centre added in 1972) West Field: ??? - ??? Woodthorpe: 1938 - present Sheaf Valley: 1972 - 1991 Thanks, -Paul- try longly park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 As a pupil of Concord Middle School [shiregreen], I had to endure weekly trips to the infamous Sutherland Road Baths around 72/73. As far as I'm aware, they remained open until the late seventies [maybe later?]. They were filthy, with disgusting little changing rooms. I remember a maniacal Attendant with the surname Scott, who would delight in hurling timid boys into the depths of the "deep end". The obscene little coward got his comeuppance when the father of one lad came down to the baths and threw Mr Scott in! Sadly, I was feigning illness that day so I didn't witness the poetic justice being meted out, but he was a laughing stock afterwards. Damn his eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbow2411 Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I went to Ellesmere Road School in the 50's and we used to have swimming lessons at Sutherland Road Baths then, not sure when they were built but definitely before 1964 judging by the decor back then it would be more 1864. Never did learn to swim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitsmoorlad Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 "I remember a maniacal Attendant with the surname Scott, who would delight in hurling timid boys into the depths of the "deep end". I was at Ellesmere Rd school around 1960 and was taught to swim by Mr Scott at Sutherland Rd baths. I don't remember him being anything like a sadistic tyrant. He didn't stand any nonsense and had a whistle on a piece of cord round his neck. This cord was knotted and delivered a painful crack to any wrong-doers. I'm sure he didn't throw me in at the deep end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Well Scotty must have lost his marbles in the early 70's then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by Pauls-Stuff Anyone any ideas as for the dates for Concord or Westfield baths? Cheers, -Paul- Westfield was built around 1955 and as far as I am aware is still open, although it is predominantly for the school, it used to open at nights and weekends to the general public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I went to Burngreave back in the '40s and as far as I remember we went to Sutherland Road Baths every Wednesday. Our local public baths were Corporation Street. Believe me Sutherland Road were better then. There were 'slipper' baths at Corporation Street too. It must've been the smallest pool in Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docmel Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 My dad used to 'swim' at the Corporation Street baths and he told me that it was the smallest public pool in the country I have not been down there for years but at one time you could see the site where the baths were ( tiles on the wall) and judging by the area - Texas and me dad were right - two stokes would have got you from end to end! I learned to swim at Upperthorpe baths in the 60's - can anyone remember the name of the swimming teacher at that time? - he was a bit fierce - kids would try and get out of swimming by saying they had a cold - his answer was always the same - "You get colds from germs lad - not water - get in!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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