Bridlington Leisure World - this is how it used to look

Bridlington's new £25million leisure centre has been one of the town's biggest success stories in recent years - but do you remember the old building?

We've found these photographs in the Free Press archives which show how things used to be before the massive redevelopment.

The old entranceplaceholder image
The old entrance
This was the view of the old building you used to get of Leisure World as you walked along the Promenade. But the glass panels were often covered in bird muck.placeholder image
This was the view of the old building you used to get of Leisure World as you walked along the Promenade. But the glass panels were often covered in bird muck.
The old slides were not as high or as fast as the ones in the new centre.placeholder image
The old slides were not as high or as fast as the ones in the new centre.
The old cafe did not have the range of food, or the lovely views of the bay, that the replacement does.placeholder image
The old cafe did not have the range of food, or the lovely views of the bay, that the replacement does.
It's definitely not as well equipped or as spacious as the facilities in the new East Riding Leisure Bridlington building.placeholder image
It's definitely not as well equipped or as spacious as the facilities in the new East Riding Leisure Bridlington building.
This shows how the new East Riding Leisure Bridlington was planned to look when the first designs were revealed to the public.placeholder image
This shows how the new East Riding Leisure Bridlington was planned to look when the first designs were revealed to the public.
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