mickjj Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Who else remembers hot summer days at Longley Park swimming baths. It had a three tier grass bank for sunbathing. A pavillion with a concession shop and what seemed at the time to be pretty high diving boards. The only problem was it was not heated and the water was freezing. If you stayed in to long you turned blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Who else remembers hot summer days at Longley Park swimming baths. It had a three tier grass bank for sunbathing. A pavillion with a concession shop and what seemed at the time to be pretty high diving boards. The only problem was it was not heated and the water was freezing. If you stayed in to long you turned blue Hi Mickjj I can remember Longley Park Baths from my childhood you did not seem to feel the cold them days. Happy Days?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Why have people stopped using parks ? I can understand families who are rushed and have 'too much to do' etc But what about the retired folk - where have they all gone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjj Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 Hi Mickjj I can remember Longley Park Baths from my childhood you did not seem to feel the cold them days. Happy Days?? Welcome to the site and what a great picture on your first post.It really is a shame that the pool disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Hi Mickjj I can remember Longley Park Baths from my childhood you did not seem to feel the cold them days. Happy Days?? It's amazing to see how busy the park itself was - all the time I lived near there I never saw so many people ! Here's another photo from the 1930s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjj Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 I think the reason the park is so busy is that the policy was that unless you were going to be swimming you could not go into the baths to say just sunbathe. A lot of parents used to send the kids in and keep an eye on them from the grass bank behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Head Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 There were always a couple of empty crisp packets and used sticking plasters foating in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest graham101 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 has anybody got any pictures you could put this site of the swimming pool in longley park i was talking to my neighbour today and he could not remember it so if anyone has got any pictures then i could show him thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjj Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 I think you will find what you want here. http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/i...hl=longley+park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceegee Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I wonder if anyone knows when Longley Park open air swimming pool was built - opened. I came across the article http://www.chrishobbs.com/sheffield/georgelawrence.htm who mentions that George Lawrence, the razor blade manafacturer, was instrumental in the building of the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I wonder if anyone knows when Longley Park open air swimming pool was built - opened. I came across the article http://www.chrishobbs.com/sheffield/georgelawrence.htm who mentions that George Lawrence, the razor blade manafacturer, was instrumental in the building of the pool. 1938 September 3 Longley Park open air swimming pool. paid for by Mr GH Lawrence. opened. Happy 70th Birthday! or not. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wardy Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Another pic here. Built by George H Lawrence in 1938. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 A shot of Longley Park - November 2008 And the old Park building now converted to a home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lady H Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 There were always a couple of empty crisp packets and used sticking plasters foating in the water. Biscuit Head I have vivid memories of trying to breaststroke through piles of leaves and when you are only 10 it was like swimmimg through mud lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 A shot of Longley Park - November 2008 And the old Park building now converted to a home That first photo took me way back! I used to walk to and from school at the Redcaps every day (including going home for lunch a lot of the time), rain or shine. Isn't it funny how when after a long time you see a place you knew as a child it always seem so much smaller? The morning after the great gale I walked to school over that top part, and remember leaning 45 degrees into the wind, and still going backwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 That first photo took me way back! I used to walk to and from school at the Redcaps every day (including going home for lunch a lot of the time), rain or shine. Isn't it funny how when after a long time you see a place you knew as a child it always seem so much smaller? The morning after the great gale I walked to school over that top part, and remember leaning 45 degrees into the wind, and still going backwards! Brought this back to the top, any more memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popadodge Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 A few pics here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The buildings in the background of the top right picture are Longley Hall Farm. It belonged to the then City general Hospital, and supplied them with milk etc. In the 50's I was at Junior school with the farmer's son, Eric Rigby. In the late 50's/early 60's I remember sitting in a sunny classroom in German lessons at Firth Park Grammar School, looking over the cornfield with the wind swaying the corn, and wishing I was somewhere else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Longley Hall Farm Robert Binder, Farmer and Cowkeeper (1893) Herbert Lee Ibbotson, Bailiff to the Sheffield Guardians (1919-1925) The buildings in the background of the top right picture are Longley Hall Farm. It belonged to the then City general Hospital, and supplied them with milk etc. In the 50's I was at Junior school with the farmer's son, Eric Rigby. In the late 50's/early 60's I remember sitting in a sunny classroom in German lessons at Firth Park Grammar School, looking over the cornfield with the wind swaying the corn, and wishing I was somewhere else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trefcon Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Our mob used to get the number 20 bus from Scott road, (2p fare), straight into the changing rooms, I remember the heavy iron clothes horses they gave you for your clobber. It was a race to be the first in, absolutely freezing all the time !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Our mob used to get the number 20 bus from Scott road, (2p fare), straight into the changing rooms, I remember the heavy iron clothes horses they gave you for your clobber. It was a race to be the first in, absolutely freezing all the time !! It was indeed paid for by George Lawrence. He also built the outdoor pool in Hathersage, which still does a roaring trade. That pool of course is heated. If Longley pool had been the same I wonder if it too would still be open and doing good business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ianb Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 The buildings in the background of the top right picture are Longley Hall Farm. It belonged to the then City general Hospital, and supplied them with milk etc. In the 50's I was at Junior school with the farmer's son, Eric Rigby. In the late 50's/early 60's I remember sitting in a sunny classroom in German lessons at Firth Park Grammar School, looking over the cornfield with the wind swaying the corn, and wishing I was somewhere else! I used to go out with a girl who lived on Crowder Road and after taking her home at night I had to walk down Longley Lane to get back home. I stopped seeing the girl because I was frightened to death by this heavy loud breathing that seemed to follow me. It got so bad I was actually running by the time I crossed the bridge at the bottom. It turned out it was the cows that were making the noise. Anyway it buggered up that love affair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidneystone Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 The good old days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysander Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 And the hill behind the pool was our very own winter Cresta Run with many of us receiving a bruised arm after failing to stop before the sledge hit the wooden fence. In summer, as others have remarked, the pool was always freezing and usually had a scum of grass clippings around the side. I remember the Park keeper( seated) regularly giving us a chase after some infringement or other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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