White Rock Baths
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White Rock Baths
Image from the Geoff Wolfe Collection, copyright 1066online
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on 28 Oct 2013 chris thorn said I remember actually swimming here must have been about 35 years ago. I must have only been 6 or 7 then it turned into a ice skating rink. Been shut for about 20 years now.. Thats Hastings council for you... Still empty. Although I visited last month and there seemed to be some people working on it.... -
on 06 Mar 2014 Paul Dickens said This is actually a picture of the "Old Baths there was another more modern one next door...both underground. I learned to swim in the one in the picture whilst at School in 1959 and later joined the Seagulls swimming club at the baths.
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on 01 Jan 2016 Geoff said I also learnt to swim here with the Seagulls Swimming Club, then it moved to Summerfields when this pool closed.
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on 02 Feb 2016 Valerie said What memories... I remember swimming here with the school [early 50's] and also with HESSA [anyone remember HESSA?] and with the Seagulls. Plenty of fun during the holidays and got all my certificates so could put the stripes on my costume!
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on 02 Feb 2016 Valerie said What memories... I remember swimming here with the school [early 50's] and also with HESSA [anyone remember HESSA?] and with the Seagulls. Plenty of fun during the holidays and got all my certificates so could put the stripes on my costume!
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on 23 Apr 2016 Nita said Yes, Valerie, I was a HESSA member in the late 60s. I believe it stood for Hastings and East Sussex Swimming Association (?) I was a rubbish swimmer and only ever got my width stripe, which was yellow, if I remember correctly. Happy days!
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on 03 Jun 2016 MarkHuggins said I also learnt to swim in the baths in the photo about 1950 and proudly wore my Seagull Swimming club stripes on my trunks with pride. I loved my child hood in Hastings.
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on 15 Oct 2017 Jason dicker said Fond memories best of all the blackcurrant drink from the machine at foot of the stairs going down to the pool circa 1976
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on 25 Feb 2020 Doreen (nee) Wood said HESSA was the Hastings Elementary Scools Swimming Association. I remember it being formed when I was at AllSaints Primary School. I think it was in the late 40s. What lovely memories of Friday nights!
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on 24 Apr 2020 Ken crunden said Yes spent many hours down there my father worked there treating and controlling water temp nice time
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on 18 Jul 2020 Tracey said I remember going swimming with the school here....makes me feel old when I see this picture! But it was back in the early 1970's. I always got sort of excited about going but at the same time I hated those changing rooms and going back to school feeling all damp. I swam my first ever width there one morning and got a certificate for it. I was so happy going home for lunch and telling my mum.
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on 17 Feb 2021 Joy said How lovely seeing this we used to use this pool all the time when I was at boarding school. Hollington Park School for girls.
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on 02 Oct 2021 Rita Barrett said I belonged to HESSA. My friends and I would go to the baths as often as we could.It cost nine pence to get in. (Old 9 pence!!!)
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on 23 Jul 2022 lynda caine said My mum was a member of hessa only this afternoon she showed me a photo of all the winning trophies published in the Hastings observer many years ago her name pat (nee) miller in her own words lovely happy memories which would of been in the 50's.such a great club.
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on 27 Jul 2022 lynda caine said Does anyone remember Mrs Wingrave she was very strict (1950s)
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