Barbary Coast

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by wadey

Lynda Susan Belcher

Was that her proper name wadey, no wonder she changed it

[Tealeaf]

Was there not a Belcher Baths in Blackburn at one time? I wonder why it was so called...maybe summat to do with what you were swimming in?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Was there not a Belcher Baths in Blackburn at one time? I wonder why it was so called...maybe summat to do with what you were swimming in?

Twas Belper Street baths Tealeaf, if I remember rightly it was near the college

[Tealeaf]

No...that was Blakeamoor baths...really old Victorian stuff...like Accy baths, but alot smaller.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

No...that was Blakeamoor baths...really old Victorian stuff...like Accy baths, but alot smaller.

Ya off course, but belper street weren't that fare because we actually went swimming during lunch when we were at college, the guy who was the supervisor was the chap who used to teach swimming at accy baths when I was a school, Jim Smith, he died not too long ago, there was an article in the Obs about him

[Tealeaf]

Yeah...I remember him...the man with the pole.

We had proper swimming pools in those days. Mind you, it was only about 6 years ago I got slung out that 'Waves' pool in Blackburn for misbehaving.

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

No...that was Blakeamoor baths...really old Victorian stuff...like Accy baths, but alot smaller.

might be getting confused here , but seem to remember Belper St. baths were in the Daisyfield area of Blackburn(off top of Harwood St.general area near the Sir William Hopwood pub/greyhound race track ? to the left before the railway underpass to the Northrop) , Blakemoor and Freckleton St. were the other two swimming baths in B,Burn ... talking about the late 50s early 60s

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by steeljack

might be getting confused here , but seem to remember Belper St. baths were in the Daisyfield area of Blackburn(off top of Harwood St.general area near the Sir William Hopwood pub/greyhound race track ? to the left before the railway underpass to the Northrop) , Blakemoor and Freckleton St. were the other two swimming baths in B,Burn ... talking about the late 50s early 60s

Now you've got me puzzled SJ I know we used to go for a swim from college in the sixties and the baths were quite close to the college, somewhere between the college and the Mecca

[wadey]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Was that her proper name wadey, no wonder she changed it

Lyn Paul, born Lynda Susan Belcher (16 February 1949 in Wythenshawe, Manchester), is an English pop singer. She changed her name to Lyn Paul before joining the international pop group The New Seekers in 1970. She has now found most recognition and critical acclaim as the lead role Mrs Johnstone, in long running West End musical Blood Brothers.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by wadey

Lyn Paul, born Lynda Susan Belcher (16 February 1949 in Wythenshawe, Manchester), is an English pop singer. She changed her name to Lyn Paul before joining the international pop group The New Seekers in 1970. She has now found most recognition and critical acclaim as the lead role Mrs Johnstone, in long running West End musical Blood Brothers.

Thanks for that wadey, but she's still a supercilious bitch, she really did think she was gods gift

[s.pollard]

You are way off with Belper St. Baths. It is (still going) situated at th bottom of Belper st. off Cob Wall ,Whalley Old Road. about 300 mts from St. Albans Church.


Blackamoore Baths (girls only) was at the rear of King Georges Hall.


Freckleton St Baths was off King St. .
Freckleton St. was opposite what used to be the Elma Yerbugh pub. now a hire shop
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[s.pollard]

Pubs ... Vulcan, Jubilee, Ribbledale, George. Turn Right and at the bottom of St was the Swan, Sun and Thwaites or Saemes.
The Wine lodge was where Debenhams is opposite the Abbey.It moved to Church st..
Opposite the Cav was the Grosvenor Pub and there was a Chinese behind it down the ginnel

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by s.pollard

You are way off with Belper St. Baths. It is (still going) situated at th bottom of Belper st. off Cob Wall ,Whalley Old Road. about 300 mts from St. Albans Church.



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Yep , it was the Daisyfield area ,got my pubs mixed up , was the Florance not the William Hopwood , general area around Moss st. near to where the railway station used to be . (Dog track was top end of Harwood st and Little Harwood/Daisyfield at the bottom end.)
Just taken a look at the area on Google earth and there sure have been lots of changes to the area .

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by s.pollard

You are way off with Belper St. Baths. It is (still going) situated at th bottom of Belper st. off Cob Wall ,Whalley Old Road. about 300 mts from St. Albans Church.


Blackamoore Baths (girls only) was at the rear of King Georges Hall.


Freckleton St Baths was off King St. .
Freckleton St. was opposite what used to be the Elma Yerbugh pub. now a hire shop
.

Freckleton Street Baths, that where we went from college in the 60s

[blackburnlad]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Freckleton Street Baths, that where we went from college in the 60s

Freckleton St baths were near St Peter's graveyard / church Jaysay, sort of near where the new bridge is now. Like you say, only a few minutes walk from the college.

Blakeymoor baths were in the basement of Blakeymoor school. I worked in that building for years while the baths were still open (council run). The college, who I worked for at the time, took over the baths when it closed. For years we used it as a storage area, but eventually it was converted into classrooms and staff areas. The pool is still there to this day, it was just boarded over. There's an access hatch in the middle classroom. I'll bet 99% of the students (and staff) that have classes in there don't realise there's a swimming pool below their feet. It must have been gas lit in its early days, as when we were converting it, I found an old gas mantle above a suspended ceiling.

Colin