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.


Timeline

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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
Ashfield Wesleyan Mission, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Ashfield Wesleyan Mission, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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

A view of Nelson Place taken from Queen's Gardens. The Gardens, seen here in the ...

1950s
Roxy Cinema, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Roxy Cinema, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This oil painting signed and dated by Don Dawson is dated 1958 and depicts Nelson ...