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Outdoor swimming pool

Posted by peter cook on 4/10/2026, 6:57 am

Post card photo dated (posted) 20th August 1927 showing the outdoor swimming pool which was situated on the North Foreshore. It was built and opened in 1923 and closed in 1939 an never reopened.

Re: Outdoor swimming pool

Posted by Norman on 4/10/2026, 9:29 am, in reply to "Outdoor swimming pool"

I wonder if that swimming pool water was pumped from the Harbour 100yds away or was it clean fresh water?
I say that because in those days, all the towns along the Tyne emptied their sewage into the river, meaning that beautiful looking Harbour was highly polluted, relying on the tides to wash away the sewerage.

Re: Outdoor swimming pool

Posted by Jackie W on 4/10/2026, 4:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Outdoor swimming pool"

When I asked Ai the answer came up from Newcastle University that the water was pumped from the sea but also chlorinated

Re: Outdoor swimming pool

Posted by Norman on 4/10/2026, 5:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Outdoor swimming pool"

That was good to hear Jackie. Thanks for sorting it out.
Thankfully South Shields Council must have known the Harbour water was polluted.

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