Swimming Gala, Royal Brine Baths, Stafford

Move your pointing device over the image to zoom to detail. If using a mouse click on the image to toggle zoom.
When in zoom mode use + or - keys to adjust level of image zoom.

Date:27th of September 1952

Description:The Mayor of Stafford, Alderman C E Fowke hands the Hastings Medhurst girls’ inter-school shield to Joyce Pearce, representing the successful Riverway School team, at the joint annual gala of the Stafford Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Swimming Clubs on Saturday 27 September. On the left, holding the shield, is Brewster Cartwright, of Dartmouth Street School, and on the right are Janet Trawford and Wendy Parrish, who received the junior inter-school shield on behalf of St. Leonard’s School.

In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search for a water supply for the town. This led to the opening of the Brine Baths in Greengate Street in 1892. Its royal title was granted after a visit by the Duchess of Teck in 1895. The Brine Baths were believed to cure rheumatism, the warm brine improving circulation. Each patient was allotted a private bath and dressing room. There was a swimming pool, Turkish baths and a several therapeutic pools (for curing rheumatism) provided and entrance cost sixpence. The baths were demolished in 1977 when the building was found to be unsafe. Civic offices now stand on this site.

This photograph was published in the Staffordshire Newsletter on Saturday 4 October 1952. Reproduced by kind permission of the Staffordshire Newsletter who retain copyright.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1910s
Stafford Ladies' Swimming Club
Stafford Ladies' Swimming Club

Members of Stafford Ladies' Swimming Club photographed in the empty swimming pool ...

1930s
Green Bridge, Bridge Street, Stafford
Green Bridge, Bridge Street, Stafford

Pictured is the Green Bridge which spans the River Sow, on Bridge Street, Stafford. ...

1950s
Long Service Awards and Christmas Dinner, Stafford Corporation, Stafford
Long Service Awards and Christmas Dinner, Stafford Corporation, Stafford

More than 100 employees of Stafford Corporation attended their annual dinner held ...

Share:


Creators: Staffordshire Newsletter - Creator

Donor ref:D4527-B8-NN-1036 (201/45573)

Source: Staffordshire County Record Office

Copyright information: Copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders. They have kindly made their collections available for non-commercial private study & educational use. Re-distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines.