Sheffield retro: 13 pictures looking back at swimming baths over the years

By Jane Salt

Published 11th May 2023, 04:45 BST

Updated 11th May 2023, 11:01 BST

Here we are taking a dive into looking back at swimming baths around the city over the years.

What are your memories of going for a swim at leisure facilities in the city over the years?

Fun at Attercliffe Swimming Baths in 1982

1. Attercliffe

Fun at Attercliffe Swimming Baths in 1982 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Sheffield Keep Fit Branch at their Swimming Gala in 1979 at Heeley Baths - not a nice way to treat the chairwoman! Submitted by Pam Deniff

2. Heeley

Sheffield Keep Fit Branch at their Swimming Gala in 1979 at Heeley Baths - not a nice way to treat the chairwoman! Submitted by Pam Deniff Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

A swimming lesson at Glossop Road Swimming Baths, Sheffield, where many of the city's children learnt to swim

3. Lesson

A swimming lesson at Glossop Road Swimming Baths, Sheffield, where many of the city's children learnt to swim Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

The re-opening of Glossop Road Swimming Baths, Sheffield, after renovation by David Leigh (Sheffield City S.C.), June 29, 1974

4. Renovation

The re-opening of Glossop Road Swimming Baths, Sheffield, after renovation by David Leigh (Sheffield City S.C.), June 29, 1974 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers