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Originally Posted by garinda
Kemp Delph is still there, though the last time l walked past it was completly fenced off. lt must have been the most dangerous place in the world to swim in on a hot day, it's a sheer drop. l remember lots of cows falling in and drowning in it. l was a softy and never dared to.
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I never dived off the 'cliff', though I used to dive into Stanhill Mill lodge - God knows how I survived my childhood, that lodge was full of rubbish.
Lots of people
did dive at Kemp Delph, it was the place for teenaged lads to show off to the girls. I swam there many a time and the water was freezing cold. We probably weren't as aware of Danger as people are today and, of course, there weren't the facilities that are around now. It was either a delph or Accy Baths if you felt like a swim on a hot day. Accidents used to happen, occasionally, but it was just part of Life. I wouldn't like to say whether things have changed for the better or not but they've certainly changed.