Cathy Gibson at the King Edward VII Swimming Baths, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1940 - 1959 (c.)

Description:Mayor and Mayoress Knowles welcoming Cathy Gibson, the Olympic swimmer, who was using the swimming baths for training. Also pictured is Harry Roskie and some of the swimming bath staff.

The swimming baths were built in 1906 to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII. They have been improved on a number of occassions and were called the Jubilee swimming baths in 2002.


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1850s
Sewer map of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Sewer map of Newcastle-under-Lyme

This map shows all the drains and sewage system for Newcastle-under-Lyme. It was ...

1890s
Theatre Royal, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Theatre Royal, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Theatre Royal was built between 1787 and 1788. In 1910 the theatre became Newcastle's ...

1910s
Queen Victoria's Statue, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Queen Victoria's Statue, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Queen Victoria's statue is pictured here in its original position in Nelson Place. ...

1930s
Nelson Place Roundabout, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Nelson Place Roundabout, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Taken in 1935 this photograph of the roundabout at Nelson Place in Newcastle-under-Lyme ...

1960s
King Edward VII Memorial Baths, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
King Edward VII Memorial Baths, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph shows a view of the Memorial Baths. The swimming baths were built ...

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Donor ref:PA1959 (22/4472)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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