Rolfe st baths

[soulman101]

This is where I learnt to swim when i was 4 . https://www.lostlidos.co.uk/2015/05/...-street-baths/

[soulman101]

Mom used to take me ,my twin brother and 4 of our mates on the bus to Bournville lido happy days., can still remember to smell of chocolat in the air. https://www.lostlidos.co.uk/2000/09/...urnville-lido/

[Q165]

I learnt at Thimblemill. Used Harborne baths often.

[phild]

I learnt at Thimblemill. Used Harborne baths often.

The Beatles appeared at Thimblemill baths in 1962 which was the first of 2 gigs that evening. When finished at the baths they then went on to play their second gig at the Adelphi in West Brom.

BTW I hated swimming with a passion. Always produced a fake sick note to exempt myself from swimming at school. The best I could do was the doggy paddle.

[stripes39]

Wasn't Rolfe St baths rebuilt at The Black Country Museum?

[wba13]

Used to use Harborne baths regularly in the 60’s and daft as this sounds used to go to the dances at Smethwick baths. Bournville lido used to go to a couple of times a year along with Droitwich lido. Never did go to Rolf st swimming pool.

[SCOOP115]

Wasn't Rolfe St baths rebuilt at The Black Country Museum?

Yes.

I can't swim and going to the original place used to scare me to death walking round the outside of the pool to te changing rooms

[Epsombaggie]

Learned to swim at Stirchley & used Stechford and Tipton (when visiting my grandparents)

[Albionic68]

Only went to Rolfe Street baths a couple of times, I probably spent more time in the cut to be honest. Learnt to swim in the small pool at Thimlemill baths. Underwater doggy paddle..... or drowning with no style until I managed to get my head above water again, happy days .

[viaductbaggies]

My dad worked at both Rolfe st and thimblemill baths , thimblemill baths were at the bottom of our road in Bearwood Rawlings road