Nostalgia: South Bay

A view looking south towards Holbeck and Cayton Bay before the building of the South Bay bathing pool and promenade.

Construction of the pool began in 1913 and, despite the outbreak of war and the German bombardment, the pool was completed in time for the 1915 summer season.

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Photo reproduced courtesy of the Max Payne collection. Reprints can be ordered with proceeds going to local charities. Telephone 0330 1230203 and quote reference number YRN-180122-091529050.

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