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Gonna charge up the old camera

I may come up for this. Is the main entrance at the front on Old Chester Rd. & is parking easy?

Am not far from there Chriskay you can park at mines!

Thanks, but need to be closer.

Chris, you can park right on it.

Thanks, Bert

not sure which entrance it will be
I was thinking of the way in, in the side street where you used to pay to get in

Thanks for today guys

had a great day today, nice to meet peeps and thanks to derek for sorting it out

Thanks to all for a very interesting visit

Cracking explore here today. Thanks Derek.

on with the pics.





pool surrounded by fencing


Old poolside changing rooms


equipment


?? in the pool


its pretty secure


entrance to male changing room, not foot bath on entry/exit


Lane dividers




old fold up seating on the upper floor


shallow end far from pic


looking the opposite way


an old medal


This is the projector room that is above the pool. note the holes in the wall that the projectors shon through into the pool area. these holes are covered on the over side with a large Byrne avenue baths sign in blue.


circled is the sign in question


me and a new friend


an upstairs office


















Old Gym changing room


sports hall, under the floor is the 2nd pool that is covered over.




these are the pool filters filled with sand




Old bioler that has been sold and will soon be removed and shipped to india.




This is under the sports hall, beyond the brickwork is the inside of the pool.


this door leads to a tunnel that goes across the road to a house on the otherside.


old wiring


old pay slips


Made in England... not much of that going on now

Fab pics Wheels
(great to see you and your children are beautiful).
Thoroughly enjoyed this explore today. It was fab.

I've never ever been in there. Is it closed closed now or are they refubing it? Isn't crocidolite blue asbestos?

Just read the first page and answered my own question

That was my Boiler,her name was Bessie,I miss her.R.I.P.