EPW029209 ENGLAND (1929). The Open Air Swimming Baths and Victoria Pier, Blackpool, 1929
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Title | [EPW029209] The Open Air Swimming Baths and Victoria Pier, Blackpool, 1929 |
Reference | EPW029209 |
Date | 12-September-1929 |
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Place name | BLACKPOOL |
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Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 330423, 433594 |
Longitude / Latitude | -3.0563480775282, 53.79378415291 |
National Grid Reference | SD304336 |
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This was a seawater pool with massive sand filters located under the buildings. Many people used it but being unheated you had to be very hardy or very hot. All the "Miss Blackpool" contests were held here in the 1950s.
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Norman |
Sunday 15th of September 2013 05:25:18 PM |