alex3659 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 when I went it was a Lido,(posher than baths) not really my side of town that was about 66 or 67 when was it filled in Millhouses lido was not filled in until at least the late 70's or maybe early 80's. Just checked closed and filled with rubble in the early nineties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptrA Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I used to go every weekend (50s). Always a wait in a long line to get in. Put your clothes in & on a wire basket/hanger. Certainly the highest dive board in sheffield. A width of the bath was as big (seemed to be) as the normal length bathing pools and last but not least it was always "B" cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Foster Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Fond memories of going to the lido in the 80's , and what a sun trap i used to get burnt to a crisp lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovedubai Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 We lived at the corner shop on Archer Road in the 1960s and I spent every Saturday afternoon and most holidays in Millhouses Park. We used to take our roller skates and hang on to the roundabout in the fenced off area, hurtling round and round until we were dizzy or until the 'parkie' yelled at us. In the summer we used to catch tiddlers from the river in jam jars. Then we'd go to the cafe by the boating lake and hire a boat, for 6d I think it was, if we had money - always hoping the man wouldn't notice your time was up and that you'd get a bit longer. Following that we used to buy either crisps (with the little blue twirl of salt) or rockets, jubblies or fabs. The paddling pool was always a great favourite and we spent hours there. Too bad health and safety stopped letting kids have memories like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve30b Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 longley park baths was another good hot spot in the summer hols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toeless Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I spent my early teens there every weekend in the 80's. Me and my mate used to queue to be first in and dive in the pool and when ppl shouted @is it warm'? we would say yes...... haha was it heck, sorry!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit guide Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Im in my 30's and it was always the lido in my era lol...It was great, i only lived a 10 min walk away if that on cawthorne grove, so spent alot of time there as a child, though i dont recall any diving boards..still i would have been to young to use them no doubt.... It was the best, i loved it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toeless Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 spirit guide, I had friends that lived on cawthorne grove, how many was in ur family (as in bros n sis) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit guide Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 pm sent toeless, its us lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I remember Heeley Baths in the 60's, it was asbolutely freezing in the changing rooms even in the summer. The tiles around the pool had black mould on them. I remember distinctly the big square bath in the top left hand corner, it used to be full of old men with bars of soap having a wash. They used to have the water really hot so us 'young uns' couldn't stand it. The scum on the top of the water used to resemble an apple crumble. The off up to the Sarsparilla Shop at the side of the Abbeydale Cinema before the bus home. Never could stand Sarsparilla, don't know why I drank it really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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