tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post3227093619585307580..comments2024-03-18T18:58:51.536+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: 1930's - Enjoying a Swim: Sepia SaturdayScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-11730774828685377172012-07-30T10:45:06.346+01:002012-07-30T10:45:06.346+01:00I grew up using outdoor pools, and never quite got...I grew up using outdoor pools, and never quite got used to heated indoor ones. Your photos are very much "of the era" - thanks for sharing them.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-52757719553992306482012-07-28T20:52:07.976+01:002012-07-28T20:52:07.976+01:00Thank you to everyone for such wonderful comments ...Thank you to everyone for such wonderful comments on my family photographs.ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-66784234381534653862012-07-28T18:42:09.515+01:002012-07-28T18:42:09.515+01:00Wonderful photos Sue. It's sushc a shame that ...Wonderful photos Sue. It's sushc a shame that the otdoor swimming pools and 'Lidos' have now nearly all gone. If you didn't hear BBC Radio 4's 'Excess Baggage' programme in January, here's a quick link:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019h157" rel="nofollow">Excess Baggage,</a><br /><br />"Susie Parr explains her ten year quest to chart the history of outdoor bathing in the UK. To that end, she has swum in chilly harbour waters, at glorious beaches and in once stylish lidos." Enjoy!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-52092173986093645132012-07-28T18:13:44.470+01:002012-07-28T18:13:44.470+01:00Oh my, what fun! Your Mother is wonderful, it'...Oh my, what fun! Your Mother is wonderful, it's exciting having these family photos to treasure from days ago and then share them with us! Thanks!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-91705757780879993382012-07-28T17:00:46.556+01:002012-07-28T17:00:46.556+01:00We got our first swimming pool in my town in 1951....We got our first swimming pool in my town in 1951. We lived next door and I took swimming lessons and became a lifeguard at the pool. Spent the entire day there several years and now I have the skin problems to prove it. Great post.<br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-52844878390662504012012-07-28T16:17:08.963+01:002012-07-28T16:17:08.963+01:00This is so neat! I remember those silly swimming ...This is so neat! I remember those silly swimming caps. They did away with them when boys started wearing their hair long and wouldn't be caught dead in them, lol.<br /><br />We had a pool right down the street from us and spent our summer days hanging out with our friends there. Your pictures brought back memories of my own.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-27430236410124211452012-07-28T14:28:48.895+01:002012-07-28T14:28:48.895+01:00I was never keen on swimming but have vivid memori...I was never keen on swimming but have vivid memories of the outdoor swimming pool in the nearest town. Otherwise it was a case of using the two nearby rivers back in the 1950s.<br />Somehow the indoor pools now with their artificial waves are not the same as the sea.<br />Great photo memories.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-77355616968965423862012-07-28T13:17:06.159+01:002012-07-28T13:17:06.159+01:00Shame most of the outdoor swimming pools went. Wer...Shame most of the outdoor swimming pools went. Were they more hardy in those days or was the weather better. Whichever it was it looks lovely in your photos.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-19062080175164983282012-07-28T13:12:51.057+01:002012-07-28T13:12:51.057+01:00Love the swimsuit poses! Summer fun!Love the swimsuit poses! Summer fun!Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-46480838173235290352012-07-28T11:21:58.993+01:002012-07-28T11:21:58.993+01:00There is a look and almost a feel about all those ...There is a look and almost a feel about all those old 1930s outdoor swimming Lido's. I remember the one at New Brighton, just looked like the one in your photo. Great post, thanksAlan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-30891571777816457792012-07-27T14:02:29.777+01:002012-07-27T14:02:29.777+01:00Your mother was ahead of her time with those strap...Your mother was ahead of her time with those strappy sandals.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-85918988485085395722012-07-26T12:24:50.731+01:002012-07-26T12:24:50.731+01:00Bathing caps...does anyone wear them anymore..othe...Bathing caps...does anyone wear them anymore..other than at the Olympics? We always did when I was young -at least in a pool.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.com